CVE-2026-81192
Published:September 08, 2026
Updated:September 22, 2026
"OpenTelemetry.Resources.Host" NuGet package, which provides OpenTelemetry resource detectors for host, is affected by an untrusted search path vulnerability on macOS. Prior to version 1.16.0-beta.2, the "host.id" resource attribute detector launches the "sh" and "ioreg" executables by bare name rather than by absolute path, so both are resolved through the "PATH" environment variable. A local attacker who is less privileged than the host application, and who can influence "PATH" or write to a directory that appears in "PATH" ahead of the system directories, can have an arbitrary binary executed in the application's security context, resulting in local code execution/privilege escalation. This vulnerability only affect macOS hosts - Linux and Windows hosts are unaffected. Version 1.16.0-beta.2 contains a patch. No known workarounds are available.
Affected Packages
OpenTelemetry.Resources.Host (DOT_NET):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0.53 <1.16.0-beta.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.16.0-beta.2https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=Resources.Host-0.1.0-beta.1 <Resources.Host-1.16.0-beta.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version Resources.Host-1.16.0-beta.2opentelemetry.resources.host (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0-beta.1 <1.16.0-beta.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.16.0-beta.2Related Resources (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Untrusted Search Path
EPSS
Base Score:
0.14