CVE-2026-71869

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.39.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 52% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
9.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Orval generates type-safe JavaScript clients in TypeScript from OpenAPI v3 and Swagger v2 specifications. Prior to 8.21.0, a ${...} expression or backtick in an array item default is emitted into a module-level template literal emitted by zod schema generation without safe encoding. This permits attacker-controlled JavaScript to be evaluated when the generated zod schema module is imported, resulting in code execution in the developer, CI, test, or application environment. The affected code is packages/zod/src/index.ts function formatDefaultValue. This issue is fixed in version 8.21.0.

CVSS v3
9.3
EG Score
9.3(medium)
EG Risk
73(Attend)
EG Risk 73/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity93% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
48%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

September 9, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Sep 14, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_pr, github_release, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

[SECURITY] Import-time RCE via array-items default -> zod module-level template literal · Advisory · orval-labs/orval · GitHub

https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/security/advisories/GHSA-2h9g-j24r-h63g
github_release Patch Available

Release v8.21.0

Patch available: orval-labs/orval v8.21.0

https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/releases/tag/v8.21.0
github_pr Patch Available

fix: escape spec-controlled strings in generated template literals and object keys

Patch available: orval-labs/orval v8.21.0 (PR #3692 merged 2026-07-12)

https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/pull/3692
github_commit Patch Available

commit 8ef1bfdf3f9b (orval-labs/orval)

Patch available: orval-labs/orval v8.21.0 (contains commit 8ef1bfdf3f9b)

https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/commit/8ef1bfdf3f9bcaf9dabfbe2e42887f1c0e159ab6

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-71869(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
orval—8.21.0—

Weakness Classification(3)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 53× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-71869?
CVE-2026-71869 is a critical vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. Orval generates type-safe JavaScript clients in TypeScript from OpenAPI v3 and Swagger v2 specifications. Prior to 8.21.0, a ${...} expression or backtick in an array item default is emitted into a module-level template literal emitted by zod schema generation without safe encoding. This permits…
When was CVE-2026-71869 disclosed?
CVE-2026-71869 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on September 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-71869 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-71869 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 52.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-71869?
CVE-2026-71869 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-71869?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-71869, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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