CVE-2026-33940
Handlebars RCE (4.0.0–4.7.8) via crafted context and dynamic partials.
Is CVE-2026-33940 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-33940 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-33940?
CVE-2026-33940 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-33940?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-33940. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-33940 affect?
CVE-2026-33940 affects Handlebars.js (versions 4.0.0-4.7.8). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-33940?
Upgrade to 4.7.9+, sanitize inputs, avoid dynamic partial lookups, use runtime.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
RCE via attacker-controlled dynamic partials; server executes arbitrary commands.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 4.0.0 and < 4.7.9
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.