CVE-2026-72716
Arbitrary code execution via unescaped default query values in Orval zod generation.
Is CVE-2026-72716 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-72716 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-72716?
CVE-2026-72716 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-72716?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-72716. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-72716 affect?
CVE-2026-72716 affects Orval < 8.21.0, Generated zod schema modules, TypeScript/JavaScript projects using Orval. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-72716?
Upgrade Orval to >=8.21.0 and avoid importing generated code from untrusted OpenAPI specs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker-supplied OpenAPI defaults can inject JS into generated zod modules, causing arbitrary code execution when the module is imported (developer/CI/test/app).
Patch when possible
- affected< 8.21.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.