Vulnerability · Published Feb 2, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-24051OpenTelemetry-Go Affected by Arbitrary Code Execution via PATH Hijacking
High 7.0
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in opentelemetry-go from open-telemetry. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk | 1.40.0 | GHSA-9h8m-3fm2-qjrq |
| Go | go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk | 1.40.0 | GO-2026-4394 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| open-telemetry | opentelemetry-go | >= 1.21.0, < 1.40.0 |
Weakness: CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H