CVE-2026-100349
kin-openapi openapi3filter: nil-pointer panic in ValidateResponse on a response header declared with content
Description
kin-openapi is a Go project for handling OpenAPI files. Prior to 0.146.0, openapi3filter.ValidateResponse passes a nil response header schema to decodeValue when an OpenAPI document declares the header with content instead of schema. The document passes validation, but every response validation for the affected operation dereferences the nil schema and panics even when the response does not contain the declared header. Applications that ingest an untrusted specification can expose this as remote availability impact, while applications using only trusted local specifications still crash when the affected operation is exercised. This issue is fixed in version 0.146.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 15, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 15, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update kin-openapi to version 0.146.0.
- Apply security patches to kin-openapi.
- Validate response header schemas carefully.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description kin-openapi is a Go project for handling OpenAPI files. Prior to 0.146.0, openapi3filter.ValidateResponse passes a nil response header schema to decodeValue when an OpenAPI document declares the header with content instead of schema. The document passes validation, but every response validation for the affected operation dereferences the nil schema and panics even when the response does not contain the declared header. Applications that ingest an untrusted specification can expose this as remote availability impact, while applications using only trusted local specifications still crash when the affected operation is exercised. This issue is fixed in version 0.146.0. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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 Added CWE CWE-476 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/100xxx/CVE-2026-100349.json">CVE-2026-100349</a> Added Reference https://github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/commit/f5441d67f855ed34d975b3b85665764644ab1459 Added Reference https://github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/releases/tag/v0.146.0 Added Reference https://github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/security/advisories/GHSA-74vm-87hj-r66f