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.
Advisories
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Github GHSA Github GHSA 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
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

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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