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CVE-2026-73502— kin-openapi openapi3filter: unauthenticated nil-pointer panic when validating a request against a `content` parameter whose media type has no schema

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Affected
getkin kin-openapi
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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getkin kin-openapi是getkin个人开发者开源的一个 Go 的 OpenAPI 3.0 实现。 getkin kin-openapi 0.2.0版本至0.144.0之前版本存在异常处理不当漏洞，该漏洞源于openapi3filter.ValidateRequest在处理无schema的application/json内容参数时未检查mt.Schema是否为nil便解引用mt.Schema.Value，可能导致未经身份验证的攻击者通过单个请求触发空指针取消引用，造成请求验证panic，进而

CVSS 5.3 · Medium EPSS 0.51% · P42

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1499 · Endpoint Denial of Service

Affected Version Matrix 1

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
getkin kin-openapi >= 0.2.0, < 0.144.0 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-73502

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
kin-openapi openapi3filter: unauthenticated nil-pointer panic when validating a request against a `content` parameter whose media type has no schema
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
kin-openapi is a Go project for handling OpenAPI files. From 0.2.0 until 0.144.0, openapi3filter.ValidateRequest can encounter a NULL-pointer-dereference denial of service when an operation declares a content parameter whose application/json media type has no schema. In openapi3filter/req_resp_decoder.go, the default defaultContentParameterDecoder dereferences mt.Schema.Value without checking whether mt.Schema is nil, even though doc.Validate() accepts the document under OpenAPI 3.0.x and 3.1.x. A single unauthenticated request supplying the parameter value can panic request validation, causing an aborted request with log growth in the common synchronous net/http path or a full process crash in integrations without recovery. This issue is fixed in version 0.144.0.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
空指针解引用
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
getkin kin-openapi 异常处理不当漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
getkin kin-openapi是getkin个人开发者开源的一个 Go 的 OpenAPI 3.0 实现。 getkin kin-openapi 0.2.0版本至0.144.0之前版本存在异常处理不当漏洞，该漏洞源于openapi3filter.ValidateRequest在处理无schema的application/json内容参数时未检查mt.Schema是否为nil便解引用mt.Schema.Value，可能导致未经身份验证的攻击者通过单个请求触发空指针取消引用，造成请求验证panic，进而
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-73502 (1)

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IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: kin-openapi
Same vendor: getkin
Same weakness: CWE-476

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