Vulnerability in Open-Telemetry Opentelemetry-Go

CVE-2026-39883

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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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-39883: held from 0.003 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-39883?
CVE-2026-39883 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open-Telemetry Opentelemetry-Go, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-39883?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.