# CVE-2026-35044: BentoML has a Server-Side Template Injection via unsandboxed Jinja2 Environment in Dockerfile generation

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-159, GHSA-V959-CWQ9-7HR6
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.4.38
- Published: 2026-04-06 · Updated: 2026-04-06

## Affected

- BentoML: fixed in 1.4.38
- bentoml (PyPI): fixed in 1.4.38

## Description

BentoML is a Python library for building online serving systems optimized for AI apps and model inference. Prior to 1.4.38, the Dockerfile generation function generate_containerfile() in src/bentoml/_internal/container/generate.py uses an unsandboxed jinja2.Environment with the jinja2.ext.do extension to render user-provided dockerfile_template files. When a victim imports a malicious bento archive and runs bentoml containerize, attacker-controlled Jinja2 template code executes arbitrary Python directly on the host machine, bypassing all container isolation. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.4.38.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on BentoML, bentoml, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.38) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/bentoml/BentoML/security/advisories/GHSA-v959-cwq9-7hr6

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