File Inclusion Vulnerability in Kiota HTTP Client by Microsoft
CVE-2026-73851

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-73851?

Kiota, an OpenAPI-based HTTP Client code generator, is vulnerable to a file inclusion issue where an attacker can manipulate the OpenAPI description. If exploited, this allows the attacker to reference files outside the designated manifest package, potentially leading to the disclosure of sensitive information such as system files. This issue was resolved in versions 1.29.1 and 1.34.0 to prevent such unauthorized file access.

Affected Version(s)

kiota >= 1.30.0, < 1.34.0 < 1.30.0, 1.34.0

kiota < 1.29.1 < 1.29.1

References

CVSS V4

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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