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CVE-2026-33916: Handlebars.js has Prototype Pollution Leading to XSS through Partial Template Injection

March 26, 2026 (updated March 27, 2026)

resolvePartial() in the Handlebars runtime resolves partial names via a plain property lookup on options.partials without guarding against prototype-chain traversal. When Object.prototype has been polluted with a string value whose key matches a partial reference in a template, the polluted string is used as the partial body and rendered without HTML escaping, resulting in reflected or stored XSS.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-2qvq-rjwj-gvw9
  • github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js
  • github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/commit/68d8df5a88e0a26fe9e6084c5c6aaebe67b07da2
  • github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/releases/tag/v4.7.9
  • github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/security/advisories/GHSA-2qvq-rjwj-gvw9
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23369
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23383
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33916

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.0.0 before 4.7.9

Fixed versions

  • 4.7.9

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.7.9 or above.

Impact 4.7 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

npm/handlebars/CVE-2026-33916.yml

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