criticalVulnerability

CVE-2026-71865

### Summary orval's zod client emits each query parameter name as a double-quoted key in the generated zod.object({...}) request-validation schema WITHOUT escaping the double quote. A " in the query parameter name closes the key and lands in object-literal context, where an injected computed property key [expr] is evaluated when zod.object({...}) runs -- at MODULE IMPORT (export const OpQueryParams = zod.object({...}) executes on load) -> import-time RCE. The query parameter name is a pure data field. Verified on orval 8.19.0 / Node. ### Details export const OpQueryParams = zod.object({ "a":zod.string(),[require("fs").writeFileSync("PWNED","")]:zod.string(),"b": ... }) Also affects the hono client (reuses zod generation). orval escapes values in zod arrays but not keys in zod.object. Sibling fields: schema property name, header parameter name (CVE-97) (separate reports). Distinct from orval's $ref / route-path / server-url / zod-default findings. ### PoC reproduce.sh (+ make_spec.py) attached: a query parameter name that breaks the zod.object key and injects a computed key; evaluating it (= importing the module) writes the marker. Verified on 8.19.0. ### Impact JavaScript / OS command execution at import time for anyone who generates an orval zod client from an attacker-controlled spec and imports it. ### Suggested fix Escape the query parameter name for the JS string key (JSON.stringify) in the zod.object key generation; never interpolate a raw name adjacent to [ ] in object-literal position. [maintainer-report.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29426090/maintainer-report.txt) [make_spec.py](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29426091/make_spec.py) [reproduce.sh](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29426092/reproduce.sh)

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-653q-5476-x79g
severity
critical
summary
Orval: Import-time RCE via query parameter name -> computed-property-key injection in the zod cli
epss_score
0.00478
cve_id
CVE-2026-71865
is_ghsa_only
false
ghsa_published
2026-09-03T18:18:09Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-653q-5476-x79g
epss_percentile
0.39526
ghsa_updated
2026-09-03T18:18:10Z

Related Entities (7)

ENRICHED_BY (1)

[Source]FIRST EPSS

VULNERABLE_TO (1)

[Software]npm/orval

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]npm/orval

HAS_WEAKNESS (3)

[Weakness]Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
[Weakness]Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
[Weakness]Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

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