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pybars4 discloses CVE-2026-119717, a code injection flaw in Handlebars template handling

Status
Unverified: only social posts report this so far
Kind
Vulnerability
Vendor
pybars4
Product
pybars4
First seen

Summary

The Hacker Wire's advisory, as relayed on Mastodon, describes a code injection vulnerability in pybars4 through 0.9.13 that is scored High (8.1). The item says attackers could execute Python code through unescaped bracketed path segments in Handlebars templates.

If you use pybars4

Upgrade pybars4 to a version newer than 0.9.13 once a fix is published

Do not render Handlebars templates from untrusted sources

Check the project's repository or advisory for the patched release

What the sources say 1

· Mastodon: “pybars4 through 0.9.13 contains a code injection vulnerability in pybars/_ https:// compiler.py that allows attackers to execute Python code via unescaped bracketed path segments in Handlebars templates.” Source