CVE-2026-81870

LOW CVSS 4.0: 2.0 EPSS 0.19%
Updated Sep 17, 2026
Opentelemetry-Go
Parameter Value
CVSS 2.0 (LOW)
Affected Versions 1.5.0 — 1.44.0
Fixed In 1.45.0
Type CWE-532, CWE-200 (Information Exposure)
Vendor Opentelemetry-Go
Public PoC No

OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. From version 1.5.0 to 1.44.0, sdk/trace.NewTracerProvider emits a TracerProvider created internal Info-level diagnostic event whose MarshalLog implementations recursively include span processor, exporter, and client configuration. Applications that call otel.SetLogger to enable OpenTelemetry internal Info logging can therefore record OTLP gRPC and HTTP collector endpoints, the OTLP HTTP Insecure flag, and complete Zipkin collector URLs.

A person or system with access to those logs can learn internal collector topology and can recover credentials or tokens embedded in Zipkin URL user information or query strings. The default OpenTelemetry logger does not emit the event, and this path does not log OTLP authentication headers, TLS key material, or span payloads. This issue is fixed in version 1.45.0.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Local
Requires local access
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Attack Requirements
Present
Additional conditions required
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
Low
Partial data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
None
No disruption

CVSS Vector v4.0