GHSA-653q-5476-x79g
Orval: Import-time RCE via query parameter name -> computed-property-key injection in the zod cli
Quick fix
GHSA-653q-5476-x79g — orval: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
npm install orval@8.21.0Details
### 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)
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References
- https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/security/advisories/GHSA-653q-5476-x79g[WEB]
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71865[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/pull/3692[WEB]
- https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/commit/8ef1bfdf3f9bcaf9dabfbe2e42887f1c0e159ab6[WEB]
- https://github.com/orval-labs/orval[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/releases/tag/v8.21.0[WEB]