opentelemetry-go 1.36-1.40 DoS via multi-value baggage header
CVE-2026-29181 Published on April 7, 2026
OpenTelemetry-Go multi-value `baggage` header extraction causes excessive allocations (remote dos amplification)
OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. From 1.36.0 to 1.40.0, multi-value baggage: header extraction parses each header field-value independently and aggregates members across values. This allows an attacker to amplify cpu and allocations by sending many baggage: header lines, even when each individual value is within the 8192-byte per-value parse limit. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.41.0.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-29181 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. An automatable proof of concept (POC) exploit exists. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-29181
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Affected Versions
open-telemetry opentelemetry-go:- Version >= 1.36.0, < 1.41.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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