CVE-2026-100349

kin-openapi openapi3filter: nil-pointer panic in ValidateResponse on a response header declared with content

Published Oct 15, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
kin-openapi is a Go project for handling OpenAPI files. Prior to 0.146.0, openapi3filter.ValidateResponse passes a nil response header schema to decodeValue when an OpenAPI document declares the header with content instead of schema. The document passes validation, but every response validation for the affected operation dereferences the nil schema and panics even when the response does not contain the declared header. Applications that ingest an untrusted specification can expose this as remote availability impact, while applications using only trusted local specifications still crash when the affected operation is exercised. This issue is fixed in version 0.146.0.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-74vm-87hj-r66f kin-openapi openapi3filter: nil-pointer panic in ValidateResponse on a response header declared with content
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Getkin
Getkin kin-openapi
Vendors & Products Getkin
Getkin kin-openapi
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Important

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Description kin-openapi is a Go project for handling OpenAPI files. Prior to 0.146.0, openapi3filter.ValidateResponse passes a nil response header schema to decodeValue when an OpenAPI document declares the header with content instead of schema. The document passes validation, but every response validation for the affected operation dereferences the nil schema and panics even when the response does not contain the declared header. Applications that ingest an untrusted specification can expose this as remote availability impact, while applications using only trusted local specifications still crash when the affected operation is exercised. This issue is fixed in version 0.146.0.
Title kin-openapi openapi3filter: nil-pointer panic in ValidateResponse on a response header declared with content
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 16, 2026, 5:13 PM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2026, 7:19 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 15, 2026, 4:17 PM
Modified
Oct 16, 2026, 6:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 15, 2026, 3:50 PM