datamodel-code-generator up to 0.83.x Type Annotation Parser parse_python_type_annotation code injection

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in datamodel-code-generator up to 0.83.x. The impacted element is the function parse_python_type_annotation of the component Type Annotation Parser. The manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-127208. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in datamodel-code-generator up to 0.83.x. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function parse_python_type_annotation of the component Type Annotation Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

datamodel-code-generator before 0.84.0 contains a code injection vulnerability that allows attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by supplying a malicious JSON Schema with a crafted x-python-type annotation containing a string ast.Constant node in a subscript slice position, which bypasses validation in parse_python_type_annotation and _python_type_expr_from_ast. Attackers can embed malicious Python expressions such as __import__ calls within quoted string literals in the generated source code, which Pydantic v2 evaluates as a ForwardRef via eval() during model_rebuild(), resulting in arbitrary code execution on developer workstations, CI/CD pipelines, or applications that generate and import the produced models at runtime.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-127208 since 11/12/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 0.84.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• datamodel-code-generator

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Website

• Product: https://github.com/datamodel-code-generator/datamodel-code-generator/

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