CVE-2026-39883
OpenTelemetry-Go has an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-24051: BSD kenv command not using absolute path enables PATH hijacking
02 Description
OpenTelemetry-Go has an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-24051: BSD kenv command not using absolute path enables PATH hijacking
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 16.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-09.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-04-08 20:26Z6 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-09 12:04Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-04-07
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-426Untrusted Search PathBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- cecee1bb4a4e3edfeb1de60d4e22e58688c341c5210827df634fa756dd9da561
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-hfvc-g4fc-pqhx
- github.comhttp://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/releases/tag/v1.43.0
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39883
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2456718https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2456718
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-39883.json
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63140
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54286
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54274
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37387
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26257
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26254
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- golang-opentelemetry-otel No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- golang-opentelemetry-otel No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- golang-opentelemetry-otel No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- golang-opentelemetry-otel No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- golang-opentelemetry-otel No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.