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Vulnerability details: VCID-4sp5-ymgy-qfg4
Vulnerability ID VCID-4sp5-ymgy-qfg4
Aliases CVE-2026-33937
GHSA-2w6w-674q-4c4q
Summary handlebars.js: Handlebars: Remote Code Execution via crafted Abstract Syntax Tree object in compile()
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3 9.8 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2026-33937.json
epss 0.0024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-33937
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/commit/68d8df5a88e0a26fe9e6084c5c6aaebe67b07da2
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/commit/68d8df5a88e0a26fe9e6084c5c6aaebe67b07da2
ssvc Track* https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/commit/68d8df5a88e0a26fe9e6084c5c6aaebe67b07da2
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/releases/tag/v4.7.9
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/releases/tag/v4.7.9
ssvc Track* https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/releases/tag/v4.7.9
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/security/advisories/GHSA-2w6w-674q-4c4q
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/security/advisories/GHSA-2w6w-674q-4c4q
ssvc Track* https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/security/advisories/GHSA-2w6w-674q-4c4q
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33937
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33937
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2026-33937.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-33937
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-33937
https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js
https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/commit/68d8df5a88e0a26fe9e6084c5c6aaebe67b07da2
https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/releases/tag/v4.7.9
https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/security/advisories/GHSA-2w6w-674q-4c4q
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33937
1132141 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1132141
2452523 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452523
GHSA-2w6w-674q-4c4q https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2w6w-674q-4c4q
RHSA-2026:10175 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10175
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2026-33937.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/commit/68d8df5a88e0a26fe9e6084c5c6aaebe67b07da2
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2026-03-31T14:23:06Z/ Found at https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/commit/68d8df5a88e0a26fe9e6084c5c6aaebe67b07da2
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/releases/tag/v4.7.9
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2026-03-31T14:23:06Z/ Found at https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/releases/tag/v4.7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/security/advisories/GHSA-2w6w-674q-4c4q
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2026-03-31T14:23:06Z/ Found at https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/security/advisories/GHSA-2w6w-674q-4c4q
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33937
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.4751
EPSS Score 0.0024
Published At June 5, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-04T16:31:58.832050+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2026-33937.json 38.6.0