Description
Kiota is an OpenAPI based HTTP Client code generator. Versions prior to 1.31.1 are affected by a code-generation literal injection vulnerability in multiple writer sinks (for example: serialization/deserialization keys, path/query parameter mappings, URL template metadata, enum/property metadata, and default value emission). When malicious values from an OpenAPI description are emitted into generated source without context-appropriate escaping, an attacker can break out of string literals and inject additional code into generated clients. This issue is only practically exploitable when the OpenAPI description used for generation is from an untrusted source, or a normally trusted OpenAPI description has been compromised/tampered with. Only generating from trusted, integrity-protected API descriptions significantly reduces the risk. To remediate the issue, upgrade Kiota to 1.31.1 or later and regenerate/refresh existing generated clients as a precaution. Refreshing generated clients ensures previously generated vulnerable code is replaced with hardened output.
Published: 2026-04-22
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Patch Now
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2hx3-vp6r-mg3f Kiota: Code Generation Literal Injection
History

Thu, 14 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:kiota:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft kiota
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft kiota

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Kiota is an OpenAPI based HTTP Client code generator. Versions prior to 1.31.1 are affected by a code-generation literal injection vulnerability in multiple writer sinks (for example: serialization/deserialization keys, path/query parameter mappings, URL template metadata, enum/property metadata, and default value emission). When malicious values from an OpenAPI description are emitted into generated source without context-appropriate escaping, an attacker can break out of string literals and inject additional code into generated clients. This issue is only practically exploitable when the OpenAPI description used for generation is from an untrusted source, or a normally trusted OpenAPI description has been compromised/tampered with. Only generating from trusted, integrity-protected API descriptions significantly reduces the risk. To remediate the issue, upgrade Kiota to 1.31.1 or later and regenerate/refresh existing generated clients as a precaution. Refreshing generated clients ensures previously generated vulnerable code is replaced with hardened output.
Title Kiota: Code Generation Literal Injection
Weaknesses CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-27T13:35:02.423Z

Reserved: 2026-04-17T12:59:15.738Z

Link: CVE-2026-41134

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-23T14:19:13.799Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-22T21:17:09.027

Modified: 2026-05-14T21:23:04.210

Link: CVE-2026-41134

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-28T08:00:14Z

Weaknesses