Symlink Attack Affecting go.opentelemetry.io/obi/pkg/internal/java package, versions >=0.4.0 <0.8.0
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- published6 May 2026
- disclosed17 Apr 2026
- creditMrAlias
Introduced: 17 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-41433 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade go.opentelemetry.io/obi/pkg/internal/java to version 0.8.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the findTempDir and copyAgent processes. An attacker can overwrite arbitrary files on the host system by controlling the TMPDIR environment variable in a Java process and leveraging symlink manipulation. This is only exploitable if Java agent injection is enabled, OBI is running with elevated privileges, and the attacker can run or control a Java process on the same host.