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CVE-2026-81871: OpenTelemetry-Go: Log gRPC exporter ignores env TLS certs, bypassing mTLS/pinning

September 17, 2026

The OTLP log gRPC exporter loads TLS settings from environment variables but does not apply them when creating gRPC transport credentials. Operators who rely on OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_CERTIFICATE, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_CERTIFICATE, or related client certificate variables for CA pinning or mTLS get a connection that falls back to system roots and omits the env-supplied client certificate. A network attacker who can intercept or spoof the collector connection with a system-trusted certificate can read or alter log telemetry.

Introduced in commit: d99c76f

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-w34q-cm8f-9c5x
  • github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/commit/c65d435b43e5e6b82310e6b18dd4cdcb8ac63a0c
  • github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/releases/tag/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc/v0.21.0
  • github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-w34q-cm8f-9c5x
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81871

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.21.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.21.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.21.0 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
  • CWE-923: Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints

Source file

go/go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc/CVE-2026-81871.yml

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