8.7
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-59859
Kiota: Code Generation Literal Injection in the PHP Generator
Description

Kiota is an OpenAPI based HTTP Client code generator. Prior to 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 1.32.4.

INFO

Published Date :

July 16, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 16, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-59859 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft kiota
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Kiota's PHP generator to version 1.32.4 or later to fix code injection flaws.
  • Update Kiota PHP generator to 1.32.4 or later.
  • Review generated PHP code for malicious content.
  • Sanitize all user-supplied input data.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'microsoft', 'product': 'kiota', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 1.32.4'}]}]
    Added Description Kiota is an OpenAPI based HTTP Client code generator. Prior to 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 1.32.4.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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
    Added CWE CWE-94
    Added Reference https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/commit/5e2a211ac4261988fbdc72c3b268596ea8837b87
    Added Reference https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/pull/7863
    Added Reference https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/releases/tag/v1.32.4
    Added Reference https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/security/advisories/GHSA-jqwh-526h-c92j
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