OpenTelemetry opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http 1.5.0 before 1.45.0 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that disables TLS verification when OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_CERTIFICATE variables are empty strings. Man-in-the-middle attackers can impersonate the collector to read or alter exported traces, metrics, and logs, including authentication headers from OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Affected Vendors & Products

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Opentelemetry Subscribe
Opentelemetry.exporter.opentelemetryprotocol Subscribe

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
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https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/blob/v1.44.0/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/trace_exporter/__init__.py#L170-L185 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/blob/v1.44.0/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/trace_exporter/__init__.py#L93-L96 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/commit/89cc68b9ea7e15969b4f042d63397bdc74a3d60e cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v1.45.0 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opentelemetry-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http-1.5.0-before-1.45.0-improper-certificate-validation cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Description OpenTelemetry opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http 1.5.0 before 1.45.0 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that disables TLS verification when OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_CERTIFICATE variables are empty strings. Man-in-the-middle attackers can impersonate the collector to read or alter exported traces, metrics, and logs, including authentication headers from OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS.
Title OpenTelemetry opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http 1.5.0 before 1.45.0 Improper Certificate Validation
First Time appeared Opentelemetry
Opentelemetry opentelemetry.exporter.opentelemetryprotocol
Weaknesses CWE-295
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:opentelemetry:opentelemetry.exporter.opentelemetryprotocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Opentelemetry
Opentelemetry opentelemetry.exporter.opentelemetryprotocol
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-18T11:38:29.855Z

Reserved: 2026-10-18T01:23:32.220Z

Link: CVE-2026-112006

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-18T12:17:12.927

Modified: 2026-10-18T12:17:12.927

Link: CVE-2026-112006

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Updated: 2026-10-18T13:00:11Z

Weaknesses