Low severity · published Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-81870
OpenTelemetry-Go: Exporter config logging may leak endpoint URLs in info logs
2.0
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
opentelemetry-go · open-telemetry
>= 1.5.0, < 1.45.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81870
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81870
github.com
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/commit/3a1412d2b3bc4e4231fbeac2ed42117ae541bb38
github.com
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/pull/8438
github.com
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/releases/tag/exporters/zipkin/v1.45.0
github.com
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/releases/tag/sdk/v1.45.0
github.com
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-8wmf-6v46-5gfg
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