Untrusted Search Path Affecting go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource package, versions >=1.21.0 <1.40.0
Threat Intelligence
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- published4 Feb 2026
- disclosed2 Feb 2026
- creditMorielHarush
Introduced: 2 Feb 2026
CVE-2026-24051 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource to version 1.40.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Untrusted Search Path in resource detection code which executes ioreg, when the PATH environment variable is modified to include a malicious executable. An attacker can execute arbitrary code within the context of the application by placing a malicious binary earlier in the search path.
Note: This vulnerability is only exploitable on MacOS/Darwin systems.