CVE-2026-44967
opentelemetry-cpp: OTLP HTTP exporters read unbounded HTTP response
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Jun 12, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 12, 2026
- Reserved
- May 8, 2026
Description
OpenTelemetry-cpp is the C++ implementation of OpenTelemetry. Prior to release 1.27.0, the OTLP HTTP exporters (traces/metrics/logs) read the full HTTP response into an in-memory vector of bytes 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 opentelemetry-cpp release 1.27.0.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-789 Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
opentelemetry-cppopen-telemetry |
|
References
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-5qhm-4rfp-qqvj
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-w8rr-5gcm-pp58
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/issues/3958
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/pull/4078
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