Kiota: Code Generation Literal Injection in the PHP Generator
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Kiota is an OpenAPI based HTTP Client code generator. Prior to 1.29.1 and 1.32.4, Kiota's PHP generator embedded OpenAPI description, default fields, property names, and other schema-derived strings into PHP double-quoted literals through SanitizeDoubleQuote() in Writers/StringExtensions.cs without escaping $, allowing attacker-controlled ${...}, $var, or {$obj->prop} interpolation constructs to inject arbitrary PHP code into generated model and request-builder classes. This issue is fixed in version 1.29.1 and 1.32.4.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | kiota | 1.30.0 to before 1.31.1; before 1.29.1 | 1.31.1, 1.29.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota (NuGet) | 1.30.0 to before 1.32.4 | 1.32.4 | Patch available | GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j |
| — | Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder (NuGet) | 1.30.0 to before 1.32.4 | 1.32.4 | Patch available | GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j |
| — | Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota (NuGet) | before 1.29.1 | 1.29.1 | Patch available | GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j |
| — | Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder (NuGet) | before 1.29.1 | 1.29.1 | Patch available | GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j |
- kiota VendorMicrosoft Affected 1.30.0 to before 1.31.1; before 1.29.1 Fixed in 1.31.1, 1.29.1 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 1.30.0 to before 1.32.4 Fixed in 1.32.4 Patch available GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j
- Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 1.30.0 to before 1.32.4 Fixed in 1.32.4 Patch available GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j
- Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 1.29.1 Fixed in 1.29.1 Patch available GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j
- Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 1.29.1 Fixed in 1.29.1 Patch available GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j
Remediation
- Fix · CNA kiota (microsoft) Fixed in 1.31.1, 1.29.1
- Fix · GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota (NuGet) Fixed in 1.32.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder (NuGet) Fixed in 1.32.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota (NuGet) Fixed in 1.29.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota.Builder (NuGet) Fixed in 1.29.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59859
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j
References
More Microsoft vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42212 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-37256 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-26194 Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-16982 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-36863 Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-33671 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-59859 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-59859 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences