Handlebars.js has JavaScript Injection via AST Type Confusion by tampering @partial-block
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.1epss 0.7%
exploitation probability
0.7%top 48% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Handlebars provides the power necessary to let users build semantic templates. In versions 4.0.0 through 4.7.8, the `@partial-block` special variable is stored in the template data context and is reachable and mutable from within a template via helpers that accept arbitrary objects. When a helper overwrites `@partial-block` with a crafted Handlebars AST, a subsequent invocation of `{{> @partial-block}}` compiles and executes that AST, enabling arbitrary JavaScript execution on the server. Version 4.7.9 fixes the issue. Some workarounds are available. First, use the runtime-only build (`require('handlebars/runtime')`). The `compile()` method is absent, eliminating the vulnerable fallback path. Second, audit registered helpers for any that write arbitrary values to context objects. Helpers should treat context data as read-only. Third, avoid registering helpers from third-party packages (such as `handlebars-helpers`) in contexts where templates or context data can be influenced by untrusted input.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
handlebars-lang · handlebars.jsReferences
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10175https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34342https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33938https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452525https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/commit/68d8df5a88e0a26fe9e6084c5c6aaebe67b07da2https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/releases/tag/v4.7.9https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/security/advisories/GHSA-3mfm-83xf-c92rhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-33938.json