Description
OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol is the OTLP (OpenTelemetry Protocol) exporter implementation. From 1.8.0 to 1.15.2, the OTLP disk retry feature in OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol silently fell back to Path.GetTempPath() when OTEL_DOTNET_EXPERIMENTAL_OTLP_RETRY=disk was set but OTEL_DOTNET_EXPERIMENTAL_OTLP_DISK_RETRY_DIRECTORY_PATH was not configured. The exporter stored and loaded *.blob files under fixed, signal-named subdirectories (traces, metrics, logs) beneath that shared temporary root path. On multi-user systems where the temporary directory is accessible to other local accounts, this allows an attacker to write crafted *.blob files, read *.blob files written by the application between export failures, or deposit numerous or oversized blob files, degrading retry-loop performance or consuming disk space. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.3.
Published: 2026-05-12
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4625-4j76-fww9 OpenTelemetry's disk retry default temp path enables local blob injection via OTLP Exporter
History

Wed, 13 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 12 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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

Tue, 12 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol is the OTLP (OpenTelemetry Protocol) exporter implementation. From 1.8.0 to 1.15.2, the OTLP disk retry feature in OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol silently fell back to Path.GetTempPath() when OTEL_DOTNET_EXPERIMENTAL_OTLP_RETRY=disk was set but OTEL_DOTNET_EXPERIMENTAL_OTLP_DISK_RETRY_DIRECTORY_PATH was not configured. The exporter stored and loaded *.blob files under fixed, signal-named subdirectories (traces, metrics, logs) beneath that shared temporary root path. On multi-user systems where the temporary directory is accessible to other local accounts, this allows an attacker to write crafted *.blob files, read *.blob files written by the application between export failures, or deposit numerous or oversized blob files, degrading retry-loop performance or consuming disk space. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.3.
Title OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol: Disk retry default temp path enables local blob injection for OTLP Exporter
Weaknesses CWE-379
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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


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Opentelemetry Opentelemetry-dotnet
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T14:16:18.810Z

Reserved: 2026-04-25T01:53:21.583Z

Link: CVE-2026-42191

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T14:16:12.589Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-12T20:16:41.000

Modified: 2026-05-13T18:16:44.010

Link: CVE-2026-42191

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T22:45:15Z

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