CVE-2026-72717 PUBLISHED

Orval: Import-time RCE via schema default -> zod module-level template literal

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 10.08.2026 Published: 19.08.2026 Updated: 19.08.2026

Orval generates type-safe JavaScript clients in TypeScript from OpenAPI v3 and Swagger v2 specifications. Prior to 8.21.0, a ${...} expression or backtick in a schema default is emitted into a module-level template literal emitted by zod schema generation without safe encoding. This permits attacker-controlled JavaScript to be evaluated when the generated zod schema module is imported, resulting in code execution in the developer, CI, test, or application environment. The affected code is packages/zod/src/index.ts function formatDefaultValue. This issue is fixed in version 8.21.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.3

Product Status

Vendor orval-labs
Product orval
Versions
  • Version < 8.21.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE
  • CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output CWE
  • CWE-1336: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine CWE