Refitter: C# source injection through OpenAPI header parameter names

Summary

CVECVE-2026-63346
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-30 23:17:14 UTC
Updated2026-10-30 23:17:14 UTC
DescriptionRefitter is a tool for generating a C# REST API client using the Refit library. Prior to 2.1.2, the header parameter name in `parameters[].name` with `in: header` is emitted verbatim into a Refit `[Header("<name>")]` attribute string without escaping quotation marks. An attacker-influenced OpenAPI description can pass default validation without `--skip-validation` and break out from the parameter-list position by closing the parameter and method syntax, attribute, interface, and namespace. The generated file can remain valid C# while containing a top-level file class with a `[ModuleInitializer]` method, which executes attacker code when the compiled assembly is loaded at application startup, even if the client is never called. Query `AliasAs` and enum/default value sinks are escaped; this flaw is in header-name attribute-string emission. The behavior was verified with Refitter 2.0.0 and .NET 8. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.2.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.6 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.003500000 probability, percentile 0.287090000 (date 2026-10-31)

Problem Types: CWE-94 | CWE-116 | CWE-94 CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | CWE-116 CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary8.6HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNADECLARED8.6HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Active
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Christianhelle Refitter affected < 2.1.2 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/christianhelle/refitter/security/advisories/GHSA-58x9-vjvp-6mx8 [email protected] github.com
github.com/user-attachments/files/29395051/reproduce.sh [email protected] github.com
github.com/user-attachments/files/29395048/maintainer-report.txt [email protected] github.com
github.com/christianhelle/refitter/pull/1178 [email protected] github.com
github.com/christianhelle/refitter/releases/tag/2.1.2 [email protected] github.com
github.com/christianhelle/refitter/commit/63a19b03699a9c267d6fab5f758ec2... [email protected] github.com
github.com/user-attachments/files/29395050/make_spec.py [email protected] github.com
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