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.
CVE-2026-39882
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 91% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
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- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(medium)
- EG Risk
- 24(Track)EG Risk 24/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity53% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 8, 2026
Last Modified
July 24, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 26, 2026OTLP HTTP exporters read unbounded HTTP response bodies · Advisory · open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go · GitHub
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-w8rr-5gcm-pp58limit response body size for OTLP HTTP exporters
Fix merged in open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go PR #8108 on 2026-04-01 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/pull/8108Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-39882(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:54770Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.22.10 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2026:37585Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.22.5 bug fix and security update
- CVE-2026-39882Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)Medium
OpenTelemetry-Go OTLP HTTP exporters read unbounded HTTP response bodies
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | openshift4/ose-thanos-rhel9:1782977513 | 2026-07-14 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 4 ecosystems)
Go(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp | — | 0.19.0 | — |
| go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp | — | 1.43.0 | — |
| go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp | — | 1.43.0 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| golang-opentelemetry-otel | 1.1.0-2 ... 1.43.0-4 (19 versions) | — | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| golang-opentelemetry-otel | 1.31.0-4 ... 1.43.0-4 (7 versions) | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| golang-opentelemetry-otel | 1.31.0-4, 1.31.0-5, 1.31.0-6 | 1.43.0-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 44× in last 30d)
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