Import-time code execution via zod key injection
Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Code execution in Orval before 8.21.0 allows attackers to run JavaScript by importing a generated zod client from a crafted API specification. In packages/zod/src/index.ts, zod schema generation writes schema property names into double-quoted object keys without escaping embedded double quotes, so a malicious name can break out of the literal key and create a computed property expression that evaluates during module initialization. Exposure requires generation and import of a zod client from attacker-controlled OpenAPI v3 or Swagger v2 input, after which code runs in the developer workstation, CI job, test runner, or application process.
Summary
What happened
Code execution in Orval before 8.21.0 allows attackers to run JavaScript by importing a generated zod client from a crafted API specification. In packages/zod/src/index.ts, zod schema generation writes schema property names into double-quoted object keys without escaping embedded double quotes, so a malicious name can break out of the literal key and create a computed property expression that evaluates during module initialization. Exposure requires generation and import of a zod client from attacker-controlled OpenAPI v3 or Swagger v2 input, after which code runs in the developer workstation, CI job, test runner, or application process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-71866
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Orval
- Product
- Orval
- Classifications
- T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 8.21.0
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Public exploit references
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