CVE-2026-112006
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.
Published:Oct 18, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 19, 2026
EPS:Oct 18, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00215
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Opentelemetry
Product
Opentelemetry.exporter.opentelemetryprotocol
Opentelemetry
Opentelemetry.exporter.opentelemetryprotocol
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
