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[GHSA] GHSA-w727-8j6c-2rj4 (critical) — Orval: Import-time RCE via schema default -> zod module-level template literal

medgithub_advisoriesPublished 2026-09-03

GHSA-w727-8j6c-2rj4 Severity: critical CVE: CVE-2026-72717

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

### Summary

Orval's zod schema generation emits a schema's `default` value as a module-level template literal (`export const …Default = `<default>`;`) without escaping `${` or the backtick. A default of the form `v${<code>}w` injects a live JavaScript express

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Original source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w727-8j6c-2rj4