GHSA-9h8m-3fm2-qjrq

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    GHSA-9h8m-3fm2-qjrq

    Published: 2 Feb 2026Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: OpenTelemetry Go SDK Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via PATH Hijacking

    Details: ### 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](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/commit/d45961bcda453fcbdb6469c22d6e88a1f9970a53), which was released with `v1.40.0`. ### References - [CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html)

    References: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-9h8m-3fm2-qjrq, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24051, https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/commit/d45961bcda453fcbdb6469c22d6e88a1f9970a53, https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go, https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4394

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk

    Purl: pkg:golang/go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 1.21.0
    Fixed -1.40.0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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