CVE-2026-72716
CRITICALDescription
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 a query parameter 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.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v4 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 42% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-4040 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2024-23692 | Critical | 9.8 | 99% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2025-47916 | Critical | 10.0 | 84% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-32651 | Critical | 10.0 | 84% | - | - |
| CVE-2022-25813 | High | 7.5 | 67% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-34300 | Unscored | - | 51% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-72716?
No published fix for CVE-2026-72716 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2026-72716 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-72716 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.52% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 42% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-72716?
CVE-2026-72716 has a CVSS v4 base score of 9.3, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-08-19.