OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. From 1.15.0 to 1.42.0, the fix for CVE-2026-24051 changed the Darwin ioreg command to use an absolute path but left the BSD kenv command using a bare name, allowing the same PATH hijacking attack on BSD and Solaris platforms. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.43.0.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hfvc-g4fc-pqhx opentelemetry-go: BSD kenv command not using absolute path enables PATH hijacking
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Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. From 1.15.0 to 1.42.0, the fix for CVE-2026-24051 changed the Darwin ioreg command to use an absolute path but left the BSD kenv command using a bare name, allowing the same PATH hijacking attack on BSD and Solaris platforms. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.43.0.
Title OpenTelemetry-Go has an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-24051: BSD kenv command not using absolute path enables PATH hijacking
Weaknesses CWE-426
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T20:26:41.731Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T20:32:03.010Z

Link: CVE-2026-39883

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-08T21:17:00.697

Modified: 2026-04-08T21:26:13.410

Link: CVE-2026-39883

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