CVE-2026-39882
OpenTelemetry-Go OTLP HTTP exporters read unbounded HTTP response bodies
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
3th
OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. Prior to 1.43.0, the otlp HTTP exporters (traces/metrics/logs) read the full HTTP response body into an in-memory bytes.Buffer without a size cap. This is exploitable for memory exhaustion when the configured collector endpoint is attacker-controlled (or a network attacker can mitm the exporter connection). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.43.0.
| CWE | CWE-789 |
| Vendor | open-telemetry |
| Product | opentelemetry-go |
| Published | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 9, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
open-telemetry / opentelemetry-go
< 1.43.0