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[GHSA-9h8m-3fm2-qjrq] OpenTelemetry Go SDK Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via PATH Hijacking #7100

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{
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"id": "GHSA-9h8m-3fm2-qjrq",
"modified": "2026-02-27T21:39:46Z",
"modified": "2026-02-27T21:39:49Z",
"published": "2026-02-02T20:07:46Z",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-24051"
],
"summary": "OpenTelemetry Go SDK Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via PATH Hijacking",
"details": "### Impact\nThe 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.\n\n### Patches\nThis has been patched in [d45961b](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/commit/d45961bcda453fcbdb6469c22d6e88a1f9970a53), which was released with `v1.40.0`.\n\n### References\n- [CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html)",
"summary": "OpenTelemetry Go SDK Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via PATH Hijacking on macOS (Darwin) only",
"details": "### Impact\nThe 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.\n\nOn macOS (Darwin) only\n\n### Patches\nThis has been patched in [d45961b](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/commit/d45961bcda453fcbdb6469c22d6e88a1f9970a53), which was released with `v1.40.0`.\n\n### References\n- [CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html)",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
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