CVE-2026-41178
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CVE-2026-41178 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. Versions 1.41.0 and 1.43.0 removed raw-length rejection and it causes `Parse` to process arbitrarily large/invalid baggage headers and log errors, enabling DoS via oversized inputs. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. Versions 1.41.0 and 1.43.0 removed raw-length rejection and it causes `Parse` to process arbitrarily large/invalid baggage headers and log errors, enabling DoS via oversized inputs. Versions 1.42.0 and 1.44.0 fix the issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Opentelemetry | Opentelemetry | < 1.42.0 |
| Opentelemetry | Opentelemetry | 1.43.0 |
References
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/pull/7880Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-5wrp-cwcj-q835Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-5wrp-cwcj-q835Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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