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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-05-08 | Published 2026-06-12 | Updated 2026-06-12 | Assigner GitHub_M




MEDIUM: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem types

CWE-789: Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

Product status

< 1.27.0
affected

References

github.com/...try-go/security/advisories/GHSA-w8rr-5gcm-pp58 exploit

github.com/...ry-cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-5qhm-4rfp-qqvj

github.com/...try-go/security/advisories/GHSA-w8rr-5gcm-pp58

github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/issues/3958

github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/pull/4078

cve.org (CVE-2026-44967)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-44967)

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