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GHSA-6mr6-jvcr-2f25 Orval: Import-time RCE via schema property name -> computed-property-key injection in the zod client

CRITICAL Published 2026-09-02 Modified 2026-09-02 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-71866
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
orval
Severity
Critical
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
Weaknesses
CWE-89, CWE-95
Reviewed
2026-09-02

Affected packages

• npm orval: < 8.21.0 → fixed in 8.21.0

Description

Summary orval's zod client emits each schema property name as a double-quoted key in the generated zod.object({...}) WITHOUT escaping the double quote. A " in a property name closes the key and lands in object-literal context, where an injected computed property key [expr] is evaluated when zod.object({...}) runs -- which is at MODULE IMPORT (the `export const X = zod.object({...})` executes on load) -> import-time RCE. The property name is a pure data field. Verified on orval 8.19.0 / Node. CWE-94 / CWE-95 / CWE-116. Details ```ts export const OpBody = zod.object({ "a":zod.string(),[require("fs").writeFileSync("PWNED","")]:zod.string(),"b": zod.string().optional() }) ``` Sibling: the MSW mock uses a single-quoted key (' breakout, call-time) -- separate report. The TS interface key is a type (DoS only). Distinct from orval's $ref / route-path / server-url / zod-default findings. PoC reproduce.sh (+ make_spec.py) attached: a property name a":zod.string(),[require("fs").writeFileSync("","")]:zod.string(),"b -> zod.object; evaluating it (= importing the module) writes the marker. Verified on 8.19.0. Impact JavaScript / OS command execution (via child_process) at import time for anyone who generates an orval zod client from an attacker-controlled spec and imports it. Estimated Critical, e.g. `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`. Suggested fix Escape the property name for the JS string key (JSON.stringify) in the zod.object key generation; never interpolate a raw property name adjacent to [ ] in object-literal position. maintainer-report.txt make_spec.py reproduce.sh

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-71866 Orval generates type-safe JavaScript clients in TypeScript from OpenAPI v3 and Swagger v2 specifications. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command weakness
  • CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code weakness

References