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CVE-2026-33940: Handlebars.js has JavaScript Injection via AST Type Confusion when passing an object as dynamic partial

March 27, 2026 (updated March 30, 2026)

A crafted object placed in the template context can bypass all conditional guards in resolvePartial() and cause invokePartial() to return undefined. The Handlebars runtime then treats the unresolved partial as a source that needs to be compiled, passing the crafted object to env.compile(). Because the object is a valid Handlebars AST containing injected code, the generated JavaScript executes arbitrary commands on the server. The attack requires the adversary to control a value that can be returned by a dynamic partial lookup.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xhpv-hc6g-r9c6
  • 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-xhpv-hc6g-r9c6
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33940

Code Behaviors & Features

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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 8.1 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Source file

npm/handlebars/CVE-2026-33940.yml

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