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Untrusted Search Path in github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go

CVE-2026-24051

  • github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk
High
7/10

Summary

OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. The OpenTelemetry Go SDK versions from 1.20.0 through 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 1.40.0.

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

The application searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the application's direct control.

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published