Is go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk affected by CVE-2026-39883?

Go go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk is affected in >=1.15.0 <1.43.0.

Is CVE-2026-39883 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.2%.

high

CVE-2026-39883

Q: Is CVE-2026-39883 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.2%.

Go · go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk

Summary

opentelemetry-go: BSD kenv command not using absolute path enables PATH hijacking

Severity: high
EPSS: 0.2% (p9)
Also known as: GHSA-hfvc-g4fc-pqhx
Published: 2026-04-08

References

https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/security/advisories/GHSA-hfvc-g4fc-pqhx
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39883
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go

Related advisories

CVE-2026-24051 — medium · Go/go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk

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Sources: CISA KEV (public domain), OSV.dev & GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0), FIRST EPSS, NVD/CWE (public domain). Served live from the Stateward advisory database.