# CVE-2026-119028: oapi-codegen 2.0.0 before 2.8.1 Code Injection via Non-String Enum Values

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-112756, GHSA-QF68-JMVG-6FWW
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.8.1
- Published: 2026-10-29 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Summary

oapi-codegen, a tool that generates Go code from OpenAPI specifications, is affected. An attacker who can supply a malicious OpenAPI document could inject arbitrary Go code into the generated output, which would run when the generated package is built and imported.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- oapi-codegen: from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.8.1

## Description

oapi-codegen 2.0.0 before 2.8.1 contains a code injection vulnerability that allows attackers to inject Go code by supplying non-literal enum entries in integer, number, or boolean schemas. Attackers controlling an OpenAPI document can craft an enum entry that closes the const block in constants.tmpl and injects a func init(), executing code when the generated package is built and imported.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on oapi-codegen, upgrade to a fixed version (2.8.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/oapi-codegen/oapi-codegen/security/advisories/GHSA-g2vv-83pm-v2hc
- https://github.com/oapi-codegen/oapi-codegen/pull/2626
- https://github.com/oapi-codegen/oapi-codegen/commit/068f1bcd16e4724c72d78d6774008a877b8297b1
- https://github.com/oapi-codegen/oapi-codegen/blob/v2.8.0/pkg/codegen/templates/constants.tmpl#L16
- https://github.com/oapi-codegen/oapi-codegen/blob/v2.0.0/pkg/codegen/templates/constants.tmpl#L12
- https://github.com/oapi-codegen/oapi-codegen/releases/tag/v2.8.1
- https://github.com/oapi-codegen/oapi-codegen/security/advisories/GHSA-xrqw-w576-xgj2
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/oapi-codegen-2.0.0-before-2.8.1-code-injection-via-non-string-enum-values

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