# CVE-2026-124439: Scriban before 7.5.3 Denial of Service via Uncatchable StackOverflowException

Scriban and Scriban.Signed 7.5.2 and earlier are affected, including default ParserOptions and a new TemplateContext. No vendor rating is given, only the CVSS score of 8.7. Fixed in 7.5.3.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-119561
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Default setups
- Fixed in: 7.5.3
- Published: 2026-11-08 · Updated: 2026-11-08

CVE-2026-124439 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.7 (high) and affects scriban; fixed in 7.5.3.

## Summary

Scriban (and Scriban.Signed) before 7.5.3 can be crashed remotely, without logging in, by an attacker who can supply a template, because several recursion paths skip the library's depth limits. A successful attack terminates the host process entirely, causing a denial of service.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- scriban: fixed in 7.5.3

## Description

Scriban and Scriban.Signed before 7.5.3 contain uncontrolled recursion flaws in which postfix member, indexer, and call chains bypass ExpressionDepthLimit, array comparison lacks depth and cycle checks, and object.eval bypasses RecursiveLimit. Attackers who can supply templates can trigger an uncatchable StackOverflowException that terminates the host process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on scriban, upgrade to a fixed version (7.5.3) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-124439 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124439

### What does this mean?

Scriban can be made to recurse until the .NET stack overflows. That crash is uncatchable, so the whole host process terminates and every other request and tenant in it goes down with it.

Source: https://github.com/scriban/scriban/security/advisories/GHSA-mvmw-9jxc-7pr2

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124439?

scriban: before 7.5.3.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124439

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Scriban or Scriban.Signed versions 7.5.2 and earlier. Default ParserOptions and a new TemplateContext are sufficient, with no special host configuration needed. For the object.eval path, the host must also pass strings to object.eval or object.eval_template. Check the Scriban package version in the project's package references to see which version is installed.

Source: https://github.com/scriban/scriban/security/advisories/GHSA-mvmw-9jxc-7pr2

### How do I fix CVE-2026-124439?

Upgrade Scriban to 7.5.3 or later, which is the patched version.

Source: https://github.com/scriban/scriban/security/advisories/GHSA-mvmw-9jxc-7pr2

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## References

- https://github.com/scriban/scriban/security/advisories/GHSA-mvmw-9jxc-7pr2
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/scriban-before-7.5.3-denial-of-service-via-uncatchable-stackoverflowexception

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