CVE-2026-97394

waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.

GHSA-p6wj-qrr4-pgh5 ↗EUVD-2026-102143 ↗

no check availablenot proven exploitable
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).−86dkevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
go github.com/getkin/kin-openapi >= 0.136.0, < 0.143.0
fixed in 0.143.0
CWE-248 Uncaught Exception
ETK-2026-1705Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number., permanent identifier
pkg:golang/github.com/getkin/kin-openapi
5d 05h 58msince last run
9mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
timeline
0 = trigger signal
public poc−2.8motrigger signal (cve.org) +0mowaiting for further signals+0.0mo
−2mo
−1mo

description

Versions before 0.143.0 can panic when openapi3filter processes certain OpenAPI 3.1 array schemas that omit an item definition. An unauthenticated client can cause denial of service when an application exposes an affected request or response validation path and does not contain the resulting panic.

mitigation

Upgrade github.com/getkin/kin-openapi to version 0.143.0 or later. Until then, correct or reject OpenAPI 3.1 array schemas without items and use panic recovery around request handling.

fixed in 0.143.0

check
no
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
0.44%36th percentile
agent run time
9m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-10-15 15:29Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
−86d
Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
–

outcome

Contextual: an exploit technique exists, but no deterministic check could cover this one.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-10-15 15:29Z
  2. 2026-10-15 15:29Z
  3. 2026-10-15 15:29Z

this entry in the feed

GET /api/v1/feed/CVE-2026-97394

{
  "etk_id": "ETK-2026-1705",
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-97394",
  "display_id": "CVE-2026-97394",
  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-p6wj-qrr4-pgh5",
  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-102143",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Nil-pointer denial of service in kin-openapi openapi3filter",
  "summary": "Versions before 0.143.0 can panic when openapi3filter processes certain OpenAPI 3.1 array schemas that omit an item definition. An unauthenticated client can cause denial of service when an application exposes an affected request or response validation path and does not contain the resulting panic.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade github.com/getkin/kin-openapi to version 0.143.0 or later. Until then, correct or reject OpenAPI 3.1 array schemas without items and use panic recovery around request handling.",
  "vendor": "go",
  "product": "github.com/getkin/kin-openapi",
  "affected": [
    {
      "affected_notes": [],
      "affected_ranges": [
        ">= 0.136.0, < 0.143.0"
      ],
      "ecosystem": "go",
      "fixed_versions": [
        "0.143.0"
      ],
      "package_name": "github.com/getkin/kin-openapi",
      "purl": "pkg:golang/github.com/getkin/kin-openapi"
    }
  ],
  "cwes": [
    248
  ],
  "cvss_score": 7.5,
  "cvss_src": "cna_vendor",
  "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss_score": 0.0044,
  "epss_percentile": 0.3696,
  "epss_asof": "2026-10-20",
  "automation": "contextual",
  "check": false,
  "check_confidence_basis": null,
  "exploit": false,
  "pipeline_minutes": 9.36362335,
  "t0_at": "2026-10-15T15:29:05.238000+00:00",
  "signals": {
    "public_poc": {
      "at": "2026-07-21T12:49:08+00:00",
      "days": -86.11107914351852,
      "is_lower_bound": false,
      "measured_at": "2026-10-15T15:29:05.238000+00:00",
      "url": "https://github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/security/advisories/GHSA-p6wj-qrr4-pgh5"
    },
    "trigger_signal": {
      "at": "2026-10-15T15:29:05.238000+00:00",
      "days": 0,
      "is_lower_bound": false,
      "measured_at": "2026-10-15T15:29:05.238000+00:00",
      "url": "https://github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/security/advisories/GHSA-p6wj-qrr4-pgh5"
    }
  }
}

published 2026-10-15 18:07Z
last change 2026-10-21 07:48Z

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