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CVE-2026-81870: OpenTelemetry-Go: Exporter config logging may leak endpoint URLs in info logs

September 17, 2026

OpenTelemetry Go versions 1.5.0 through 1.44.0 can include trace exporter endpoint configuration in an internal diagnostic log emitted when an SDK TracerProvider is created. The default OpenTelemetry logger does not emit this event. Exposure requires an application to install a logger that enables OpenTelemetry’s internal Info-level diagnostics and for someone other than the intended audience to have access to those logs.

The logged configuration can disclose the address of the trace collector and whether the OTLP/HTTP connection is configured as insecure. The Zipkin exporter logs its complete collector URL, so credentials in URL userinfo or tokens in the query string are also disclosed if an application embeds them there. OTLP authentication headers, TLS key material, and exported span data are not included in this log.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-8wmf-6v46-5gfg
  • github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/commit/3a1412d2b3bc4e4231fbeac2ed42117ae541bb38
  • github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/pull/8438
  • github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/releases/tag/exporters/zipkin/v1.45.0
  • github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/releases/tag/sdk/v1.45.0
  • github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-8wmf-6v46-5gfg
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81870

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.5.0 before 1.45.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.45.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.45.0 or above.

Impact 3.3 LOW

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Source file

go/go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp/CVE-2026-81870.yml

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