CVE-2026-41433
high
CVSS v3
8.4
CVSS v2
—
VIR risk
8.4
Description
OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation: Privileged Java agent injection allows arbitrary host file overwrite via untrusted TMPDIR
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
80%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: security-advisories@github.com — https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ebpf-instrumentation/releases/tag/v0.8.0
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | go.opentelemetry.io/obi | >=0.4.0,<0.8.0 | 0.8.0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| opentelemetry | opentelemetry_ebpf_instrumentation | {"startIncluding":"0.4.0","endExcluding":"0.8.0"} | 0.8.0 |
References
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ebpf-instrumentation/releases/tag/v0.8.0
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ebpf-instrumentation/security/advisories/GHSA-8gmg-3w2q-65f4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41433
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ebpf-instrumentation
CWEs
CWE-22 CWE-59
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.