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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33940

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Handlebars provides the power necessary to let users build semantic templates. In versions 4.0.0 through 4.7.8, 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. Version 4.7.9 fixes the issue. Some workarounds are available. First, use the runtime-only build (`require('handlebars/runtime')`). Without `compile()`, the fallback compilation path in `invokePartial` is unreachable. Second, sanitize context data before rendering: Ensure no value in the context is a non-primitive object that could be passed to a dynamic partial. Third, avoid dynamic partial lookups (`{{> (lookup ...)}}`) when context data is user-controlled.

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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33940

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Security context

Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33940

node-handlebars

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Affected versions
3:4.7.7+~4.1.0-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

3:4.7.9-1

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3:4.7.9-2

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3:4.7.9-3

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3:4.7.9-4

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3:4.7.9-5

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3:4.7.9-6

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

Fixed versions
Not stated in this record
Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

node-handlebars

Source reference: /affected/1/package/name

Affected versions
3:4.7.7+~4.1.0-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

3:4.7.9-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

3:4.7.9-2

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3:4.7.9-3

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3:4.7.9-4

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

3:4.7.9-5

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

3:4.7.9-6

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

Fixed versions
Not stated in this record
Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

node-handlebars

Source reference: /affected/2/package/name

Affected versions
3:4.7.7+~4.1.0-1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

Fixed versions
3:4.7.9-1

Source reference: /affected/2/ranges

Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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