CVE-2026-44967CWE-789

opentelemetry-cpp: OTLP HTTP exporters read unbounded HTTP response

Medium · published June 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00296 · 21.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-789 · Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
Published
2026-06-12T14:52Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 JUN 14:52Z
    opentelemetry-cpp: OTLP HTTP exporters read unbounded HTTP response
    cvelistv5