CVE-2026-45287

mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.002 · 6 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
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0.17% (6th) EPSS
CVSS 5.5 · medium
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cnnvd · enisa_euvd · osv · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. Prior to version 0.0.17, `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/schema/v1.0` and `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/schema/v1.1` leaks one file descriptor on each successful `ParseFile` call. `ParseFile` opens the schema file and passes it to `Parse` without closing it; repeated parsing in a long-running process can exhaust the process file descriptor limit and cause denial of service. Exploitation depends on a consuming application exposing repeated schema parsing to an attacker-controlled path. Version 0.0.17 contains a patch for the issue.

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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 0.5–5.5

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6
v4.02.1lowCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v4.02.1lowCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · security-advisories@github.com
v4.00.5lowCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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  • GHSA-995v-fvrw-c78mopentelemetry-go's Schema ParseFile leaks file descriptors on each parse2026-05-28ghsa · osvUS

    ### Summary `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/schema/v1.0` and `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/schema/v1.1` leaks one file descriptor on each successful `ParseFile` call. `ParseFile` opens the schema file and passes it to `Parse` without closing it; repeated parsing in a long-running process can exhaust the process file descriptor limit and cause denial of service. The severity is low because exploitation depends on a consuming application exposing repeated schema parsing to an attacker-controlled path. Introduced in commit: e72a235 ### Details In `schema/v1.0/parser.go:41-47`, `ParseFile` opens the requested schema path with `os.Open` and then returns `Parse(file)` without a `defer file.Close()` or other close path: ```go file, err := os.Open(schemaFilePath) if err != nil { return nil, err } return Parse(file) ``` The validation evidence also identifies `schema/v1.0/parser.go:50-73`: `Parse` accepts an `io.Reader`, decodes from it, and does not close it. Ownership of the opened file is therefore not transferred to `Parse`, leaving the descriptor open until the Go runtime eventually finalizes the file object. With repeated `ParseFile` calls, descriptors can accumulate until the process receives `EMFILE` / "too many open files". ### PoC [validation-artifact.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/27494463/validation-artifact.zip) The local artifact `validation-artifact.zip` contains: - `leak_poc.go`: PoC source that repeatedly calls `schema.ParseFile("schema/v1.0/testdata/valid-example.yaml")` and prints `/proc/self/fd` counts. - `LEAK_POC_README.txt`: reproduction notes. - `leak_poc_run.log`: captured attempted run; the local offline environment failed before execution because Go module download from `proxy.golang.org` was forbidden. Reproduce from the root of a checkout of `pellared/opentelemetry-go` at commit `e72a235` with Go module dependencies already available: ```sh /bin/sh -c 'ulimit -n 256; GOGC=off go run leak_poc.go' ``` Configuration: - File descriptor soft limit: `256` - Garbage collection: disabled with `GOGC=off` so leaked descriptors are not reclaimed during the loop - Schema file: `schema/v1.0/testdata/valid-example.yaml` Expected output is increasing descriptor counts followed by an `EMFILE` failure, for example: ```text iter 0 fds 7 iter 50 fds 57 iter 100 fds 107 ... panic: iteration 248: open schema/v1.0/testdata/valid-example.yaml: too many open files ``` The exact initial descriptor count and failing iteration can vary by OS and process state. ### Impact This is a file descriptor resource leak leading to availability loss. Applications that call `schema.ParseFile` repeatedly, especially through a runtime reload or request-controlled path, can exhaust their process file descriptor table and fail subsequent file, socket, or other descriptor operations. Impact is limited to denial of service of the consuming process; the evidence does not show confidentiality or integrity impact.

  • GO-2026-5281opentelemetry-go's Schema ParseFile leaks file descriptors on each parse in go.opentelemetry.io/otel/schema2026-06-25vendor · osvUS

    opentelemetry-go's Schema ParseFile leaks file descriptors on each parse in go.opentelemetry.io/otel/schema

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published 2026-06-04modified 2026-07-22
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