GHSA-9h8m-3fm2-qjrq CVE-2026-24051 GO-2026-4394
OpenTelemetry Go SDK Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via PATH Hijacking
- Severity
- 7.0 / 10
- High · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.18%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 7.11% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
- Fix
1.40.0- Upgrade go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk to this version or later
Description
Impact
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.
Patches
This has been patched in d45961b, which was released with v1.40.0.
References
Affected versions
Go
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk | >= 1.21.0, < 1.40.0 |
1.40.0 |
| go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk | >= 1.21.0, < 1.40.0 |
1.40.0 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk Go → 1.40.0
- go
go get go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk@v1.40.0 && go mod tidy
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Weakness
CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design, Implementation: Hard-code the search path to a set of known-safe values (such as system directories), or only allow them to be specified by the administrator in a configuration file. Do not allow these settings to be modified by an external party. Be careful to avoid related weaknesses such as CWE-426 and CWE-428.
- Implementation: When invoking other programs, specify those programs using fully-qualified pathnames. While this is an effective approach, code that uses fully-qualified pathnames might not be portable to other systems that do not use the same pathnames. The portability can be improved by locating the full-qualified paths in a centralized, easily-modifiable location within the source code, and having the code refer to these paths.
- Implementation: Remove or restrict all environment settings before invoking other programs. This includes the PATH environment variable, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and other settings that identify the location of code libraries, and any application-specific search paths.
- Implementation: Check your search path before use and remove any elements that are likely to be unsafe, such as the current working directory or a temporary files directory.
- Implementation: Use other functions that require explicit paths. Making use of any of the other readily available functions that require explicit paths is a safe way to avoid this problem. For example, system() in C does not require a full path since the shell can take care of it, while execl() and execv() require a full path.
References
Advisories
Fixes and patches
Packages
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-p9f8-wvj8-2fg8 OpenTelemetry-Go: UTF-8 replacement rune bypasses attribute length truncation | Medium | Also affects go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk |
| GHSA-8wmf-6v46-5gfg OpenTelemetry-Go: Exporter config logging may leak endpoint URLs in info logs | Low | Also affects go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk |
| GHSA-hfvc-g4fc-pqhx opentelemetry-go: BSD kenv command not using absolute path enables PATH hijacking | High | Also affects go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk |
| GHSA-6hwm-xvph-95vm NLTK: Uncontrolled search path when invoking the Graphviz 'dot' binary | High | Same weakness, CWE-426 |
| GHSA-hxmv-c4g6-5fqc PraisonAI workflow include bypasses tools.py autoload opt-in and executes included recipe code | High | Same weakness, CWE-426 |
| GHSA-rx78-29qr-5hq8 OpenClaw: Workspace-derived service PATH could influence trash command selection | High | Same weakness, CWE-426 |
| GHSA-wc84-j36w-pw4x OpenClaw: Workspace .env STATE_DIRECTORY could influence bundled runtime dependency roots | High | Same weakness, CWE-426 |
| GHSA-24vr-rprv-67rf OpenClaw: Workspace .env npm_execpath could influence bundled runtime dependency install | High | Same weakness, CWE-426 |
Credits: MorielHarush, arminru, pellared
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