OpenTelemetry-Go has an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-24051: BSD kenv command not using absolute path enables PATH hijacking
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GHSA-hfvc-g4fc-pqhx | opentelemetry-go: BSD kenv command not using absolute path enables PATH hijacking |
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.262% probability within 30 days)
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:opentelemetry:opentelemetry:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | |
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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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