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Critical · 9.3 CVE-2026-71871 EUVD-2026-62601GHSA-8j6p-r8jg-mxqh

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

Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 21, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

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 header parameter 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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
orval-labs orval < 8.21.0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm orval < 8.21.0 8.21.0 GHSA-8j6p-r8jg-mxqh

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