GHSA-653q-5476-x79g

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-653q-5476-x79g
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-653q-5476-x79g/GHSA-653q-5476-x79g.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-653q-5476-x79g
Aliases
Published
2026-09-03T18:18:09Z
Modified
2026-09-18T05:30:05Z
Severity
  • 9.3 (Critical) CVSS_V4 - 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 Calculator
Summary
Orval: Import-time RCE via query parameter name -> computed-property-key injection in the zod cli
Details

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 make_spec.py reproduce.sh

Database specific
{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-116",
        "CWE-94",
        "CWE-95"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-09-03T18:18:09Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-08-19T18:17:23Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / orval

Package

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.21.0

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-653q-5476-x79g/GHSA-653q-5476-x79g.json"