# CVE-2026-8467: Unauthenticated remote code execution via HEEx template injection in phoenix\_storybook playground

- Severity: CVSS 9.5 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 1.1.0
- Published: 2026-05-20 · Updated: 2026-05-27

## Affected

- phoenix\_storybook: from 0.5.0, fixed in 1.1.0
- phenixdigital/phoenix\_storybook: version range not reported

## Description

Code Injection vulnerability in phenixdigital phoenix_storybook allows unauthenticated remote code execution via unsanitized attribute value interpolation in HEEx template generation. The psb-assign WebSocket event handler in 'Elixir.PhoenixStorybook.Story.PlaygroundPreviewLive':handle_event/3 accepts arbitrary attribute names and values from unauthenticated clients. These values are passed to 'Elixir.PhoenixStorybook.Helpers.ExtraAssignsHelpers':handle_set_variation_assign/3, which stores them verbatim. When rendering, 'Elixir.PhoenixStorybook.Rendering.ComponentRenderer':attributes_markup/1 interpolates binary attribute values directly into a HEEx template string as name="<val>" without escaping double quotes or HEEx expression delimiters. An attacker can supply a value containing a closing quote followed by a HEEx expression block (e.g. foo" injected={EXPR} bar="), which causes EXPR to be treated as an inline Elixir expression. The resulting template is compiled via EEx.compile_string/2 and executed via Code.eval_quoted_with_env/3 with full Kernel imports and no sandbox, giving the attacker arbitrary code execution on the server. This issue affects phoenix_storybook from 0.5.0 before 1.1.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on phoenix\_storybook, phenixdigital/phoenix\_storybook, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/phenixdigital/phoenix_storybook/security/advisories/GHSA-55hg-8qxv-qj4p
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-8467.html
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-8467
- https://github.com/phenixdigital/phoenix_storybook/commit/56ab8464d4375fa52db806148a06cce126ad481d
- https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-8467

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