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CVE-2026-39882: OpenTelemetry-Go OTLP HTTP exporters read unbounded HTTP response bodies

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-04-08 · updated 2026-07-24
• Weakness: CWE-789

Description

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.

Affected products

• open-telemetry opentelemetry-go: before 1.43.0 — fixed in 1.43.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: open-telemetry opentelemetry-go 1.43.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/pull/8108
• https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-w8rr-5gcm-pp58

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