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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-33938

Handlebars provides the power necessary to let users build semantic templates.

Published Mar 27, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 4, 2026 · Handlebars provides the power

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33938. EPSS is 0.84%. Act only if a listed version of Handlebars provides the power is installed.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Handlebars provides the power).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.84%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe handlebarsjs/handlebars

Handlebars provides the power necessary to let users build semantic templates. In versions 4.0.0 through 4.7.8, the special variable is stored in the template data context and is reachable and mutable from within a template via helpers that accept arbitrary objects. When a helper overwrites with a crafted Handlebars AST, a subsequent invocation of compiles and executes that AST, enabling arbitrary JavaScript execution on the server. Version 4.7.9 fixes the issue. Some workarounds are available. First, use the runtime-only build ( ). The method is absent, eliminating the vulnerable fallback path. Second, audit registered helpers for any that write arbitrary values to context objects. Helpers should treat context data as read-only. Third, avoid registering helpers from third-party packages (such as ) in contexts where templates or context data can be influenced by untrusted input.

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  • cpe handlebarsjs/handlebarsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-33938

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33938. EPSS is 0.84%. Act only if a listed version of Handlebars provides the power is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion); CWE-917: Expression Language Injection; CWE-94: Code Injection. EPSS 0.84%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 27, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Handlebars provides the power necessary to let users build semantic templates. In versions 4.0.0 through 4.7.8, the special variable is stored in the template data context and is reachable and mutable from within a template via helpers that accept arbitrary objects. When a helper overwrites with a crafted Handlebars AST, a subsequent invocation of compiles and executes that AST, enabling arbitrary

  2. Sep 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Handlebars provides the power necessary to let users build semantic templates. In versions 4.0.0 through 4.7.8, the special variable is stored in the template data context and is reachable and mutable from within a template via helpers that accept arbitrary objects. When a helper overwrites with a crafted Handlebars AST, a subsequent invocation of compiles and executes that AST, enabling arbitrary

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33938

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-33938

    30-day exploitation probability 0.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33938

    Handlebars provides the power necessary to let users build semantic templates. In versions 4.0.0 through 4.7.8, the special variable is stored in the template data context and is reachable and mutable from within a template via helpers that accept arbitrary objec

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.