OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. The OpenTelemetry Go SDK in version v1.20.0-1.39.0 is vulnerable to Path Hijacking (Untrusted Search Paths) on macOS/Darwin systems. The resource detection code in sdk/resource/host_id.go executes the ioreg system command using a search path. An attacker with the ability to locally modify the PATH environment variable can achieve Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE) within the context of the application. A fix was released with v1.40.0.
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GHSA-9h8m-3fm2-qjrq | OpenTelemetry Go SDK Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via PATH Hijacking |
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Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:15:00 +0000
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| Description | OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. The OpenTelemetry Go SDK in version v1.20.0-1.39.0 is vulnerable to Path Hijacking (Untrusted Search Paths) on macOS/Darwin systems. The resource detection code in sdk/resource/host_id.go executes the ioreg system command using a search path. An attacker with the ability to locally modify the PATH environment variable can achieve Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE) within the context of the application. A fix was released with v1.40.0. | |
| Title | OpenTelemetry-Go Affected by Arbitrary Code Execution via PATH Hijacking | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-426 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-02T19:49:10.038Z
Reserved: 2026-01-20T22:30:11.778Z
Link: CVE-2026-24051
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-02T23:16:07.963
Modified: 2026-02-02T23:16:07.963
Link: CVE-2026-24051
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