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Microsoft Kiota EUVDEUVD-2026-60233

| CVE-2026-73851 MEDIUM
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-08-17 security-advisories@github.com
6.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: github
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Vendor (github) PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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
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7.4 HIGH

Requires developer interaction to process malicious spec (UI:R); impact is on the downstream AI host system (S:C, C:H); no integrity or availability impact applies.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (github).

CVSS VectorVendor: github

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
A
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Aug 17, 2026 - 16:02 EUVD
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Aug 17, 2026 - 15:37 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Aug 17, 2026 - 15:37 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

Kiota is an OpenAPI based HTTP Client code generator. Prior to 1.29.1 and 1.34.0, an attacker who controls or tampers with the OpenAPI description consumed by Kiota can supply a file reference that resolves outside the manifest package (e.g. ../../../../etc/passwd, an absolute path, or a file:// / http(s):// URI). When the generated manifest is deployed and consumed by an AI host, this can lead to inclusion or disclosure of files outside the intended package boundary. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.29.1 and 1.34.0.

AnalysisAI

Path traversal in Microsoft Kiota's AI plugin manifest generator allows an attacker who controls or tampers with the OpenAPI description input to inject percent-encoded file references - including double-encoded sequences, NUL-byte payloads, and Unicode full-width homoglyphs - that bypass the IsSafeFileReference validator and are written verbatim into the generated plugin manifest. When an AI host deploys and resolves the manifest, it can access files outside the intended package boundary, leading to disclosure of sensitive files such as /etc/passwd. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires that the attacker control or tamper with the OpenAPI description consumed by Kiota - for example, via a compromised upstream API spec repository, substitution of a remotely fetched spec via a man-in-the-middle position, or a developer deliberately or inadvertently using a malicious spec. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.1 (Medium) accurately reflects the split impact model: Kiota itself sustains no direct impact (VC:N/VI:N/VA:N), but the subsequent system - the AI host consuming the generated manifest - faces high confidentiality impact (SC:H). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Upgrade nuget/Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota to version 1.29.1 if on the 1.29.x branch, or to version 1.34.0 if on 1.30.x through 1.33.x; both releases are confirmed fixed per the GHSA advisory and GitHub release tags at https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/releases/tag/v1.29.1 and https://github.com/microsoft/kiota/releases/tag/v1.34.0. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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