CVE-2026-63345
Refitter: C# source injection through OpenAPI path keys
What happened?
Refitter is a tool for generating a C# REST API client using the Refit library. Prior to 2.1.2, OpenAPI `paths`-object keys are emitted verbatim into Refit route attributes such as `[Get("<path>")]` without escaping quotation marks or restricting characters. An attacker-influenced single-line, slash-prefixed path survives default validation without `--skip-validation` and can close the attribute string, interface, and namespace while introducing a top-level file class and reopening the generated structure to keep valid C#. A `[ModuleInitializer]` method executes attacker code when an application compiles and loads the generated assembly at startup, even without calling the generated client. The enum and default value sinks are escaped and are not the vulnerable path-emission sink. The behavior was verified on Refitter 2.0.0 with .NET 8. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.2.
Affected software and versions
| Software | Version information | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| refitterchristianhelle | affected: < 2.1.2 | See vendor advisory |
Version information comes from the source record and can include unaffected products and exceptions. Distribution packages may contain backported fixes: an older upstream version alone does not prove a server is affected.
Is it being exploited?
This CVE was not listed in the CISA catalogue at our last retrieval. This does not establish that exploitation is absent.
How to respond
- Confirm the product, installed package version, and any configuration requirements in the vendor advisory.
- Follow the vendor’s remediation or workaround guidance in the references below. Structured fixed-version data is unavailable here; the publisher’s description may include a fix or workaround.
- Restart affected services if required, then verify the running version. Known exploitation may warrant investigation as well as patching.
Sources and remediation references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63345
- https://github.com/christianhelle/refitter/security/advisories/GHSA-3fhm-p725-h3g3
- https://github.com/christianhelle/refitter/pull/1178
- https://github.com/christianhelle/refitter/commit/793d2632899c2022511dfc15e30725ef69073973
- https://github.com/christianhelle/refitter/releases/tag/2.1.2
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29395228/maintainer-report.txt
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29395229/make_spec.py
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29395230/reproduce.sh