orval before 8.29.0 fails to escape OpenAPI media-type keys when emitting them into single-quoted Content-Type string literals in generated code. Attackers can inject JavaScript through crafted media-type keys in OpenAPI specifications that executes when generated fetch operations or mock resolvers are invoked.
https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/security/advisories/GHSA-rcpr-mq4m-jx9j
https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/security/advisories/GHSA-4q3x-rqfw-3x8p
https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/pull/4007
https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/commit/a2d4af59f3b167dc8a7a65d15f51cdb89ebe2fe5
https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/commit/43af282d62dca0ef3140023741fb768f6a718adb
https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/blob/v8.28.1/packages/fetch/src/index.ts#L584
Published: 2026-09-23
Updated: 2026-09-23
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
Base Score: 9.3
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
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 0.00566