A vulnerability in Swagger-Parser's version <= 1.0.30 and Swagger codegen version <= 2.2.2 yaml parsing functionality results in arbitrary code being executed when a maliciously crafted yaml Open-API specification is parsed
Published Nov 27, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.62%
Description
A vulnerability in Swagger-Parser's version <= 1.0.30 and Swagger codegen version <= 2.2.2 yaml parsing functionality results in arbitrary code being executed when a maliciously crafted yaml Open-API specification is parsed. This in particular, affects the 'generate' and 'validate' command in swagger-codegen (<= 2.2.2) and can lead to arbitrary code being executed when these commands are used on a well-crafted yaml specification.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.2.2
- ≤ 1.0.30
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 75.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01634) | 74.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 49.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 48.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 55.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vgvf-9jh3-fg75 Advisory
- https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-parser/pull/481 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://lgtm.com/blog/swagger_snakeyaml_CVE-2017-1000207_CVE-2017-1000208 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000207
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vgvf-9jh3-fg75 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-parser/pull/481 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://lgtm.com/blog/swagger_snakeyaml_CVE-2017-1000207_CVE-2017-1000208 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000207 |
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