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.
EPSS: 0.002 (12.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Open-telemetry Opentelemetry-go — versions >= 1.15.0, < 1.43.0
- Opentelemetry
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
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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.