CVE-2026-24051

7.0

HIGH CVSS 3.1

OpenTelemetry-Go Affected by Arbitrary Code Execution via PATH Hijacking

Overview

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.

Details

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 2, 2026, 11:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 27, 2026, 8:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]

Impact

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-24051 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product	Action
1	Linuxfoundation	opentelemetry-go

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1

Scoring

CVSS Scores

The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.

Score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
	CVSS 3.1	HIGH				[email protected]

Solution

Update OpenTelemetry-Go SDK to version 1.40.0 or later to fix path hijacking vulnerability.

Update OpenTelemetry-Go SDK to version 1.40.0.
Review and restrict PATH environment variable modifications.
Verify application execution context and permissions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2026-24051 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-24051.

URL	Resource
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/commit/d45961bcda453fcbdb6469c22d6e88a1f9970a53	Patch
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-9h8m-3fm2-qjrq	Patch Vendor Advisory

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-24051 is associated with the following CWEs:

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-24051 weaknesses.

CAPEC-38: Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

1121citrus/github-cli

Docker wrapper for the GitHub CLI (gh)

Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 3 days, 12 hours ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : March 14, 2026, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

vinayakharness2026/vuln-remediation-agent

Claude Code agent for automated vulnerability remediation of Harness CI container images

Updated: 3 days, 11 hours ago

0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher

Born at : March 6, 2026, 9:25 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

robert-cronin/robert-cronin

Personal Readme

Updated: 3 days, 3 hours ago

1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : May 30, 2024, 5:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

runwhen-contrib/helm-charts

All Public RunWhen Helm Charts - Managed by terraform

Shell Dockerfile Go Template

Updated: 3 days, 6 hours ago

1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Sept. 18, 2023, 10:09 a.m. This repo has been linked 92 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-24051 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-24051 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

Feb. 27, 2026

Action	Type	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:opentelemetry-go::::::go:: versions from (including) 1.21.0 up to (excluding) 1.40.0
Added	Reference Type	GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/commit/d45961bcda453fcbdb6469c22d6e88a1f9970a53 Types: Patch
Added	Reference Type	GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-9h8m-3fm2-qjrq Types: Patch, Vendor Advisory

New CVE Received by [email protected]

Feb. 02, 2026

Action	Type	New Value
Added	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.
Added	CVSS V3.1	AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE	CWE-426
Added	Reference	https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/commit/d45961bcda453fcbdb6469c22d6e88a1f9970a53
Added	Reference	https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-9h8m-3fm2-qjrq

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.