Description
OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. From version 1.0.0-RC1 until version 1.47.0, baggage.Parse and propagation.Baggage.Extract eagerly materialize every W3C baggage property through parseMember, grow property slices, serialize members, and copy properties into internal/baggage.Item. A valid densely populated baggage header can therefore cause allocation traffic and retained memory disproportionate to its bounded input size. Remote impact requires baggage extraction to be enabled, attacker-controlled input to reach it, and extraction to run before authentication or on a public route; the evidence establishes increased allocation and garbage-collection pressure but not reliable process termination. This issue is fixed in version 1.47.0.
Published: 2026-11-13
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rrfc-gjm9-cgrj OpenTelemetry-Go: Eager W3C baggage-property materialization causes bounded memory-allocation amplification
History

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Opentelemetry
Opentelemetry opentelemetry-go
Vendors & Products Opentelemetry
Opentelemetry opentelemetry-go

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. From version 1.0.0-RC1 until version 1.47.0, baggage.Parse and propagation.Baggage.Extract eagerly materialize every W3C baggage property through parseMember, grow property slices, serialize members, and copy properties into internal/baggage.Item. A valid densely populated baggage header can therefore cause allocation traffic and retained memory disproportionate to its bounded input size. Remote impact requires baggage extraction to be enabled, attacker-controlled input to reach it, and extraction to run before authentication or on a public route; the evidence establishes increased allocation and garbage-collection pressure but not reliable process termination. This issue is fixed in version 1.47.0.
Title OpenTelemetry-Go: Eager W3C baggage-property materialization causes bounded memory-allocation amplification
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-405
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T18:54:15.661Z

Reserved: 2026-11-12T21:24:51.131Z

Link: CVE-2026-128086

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-13T19:19:31.340

Modified: 2026-11-13T19:19:31.340

Link: CVE-2026-128086

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Updated: 2026-11-13T21:30:21Z

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