withdrawn 2026-10-06 20:16Z

This entry duplicated another and was withdrawn in its favour.

Superseded by ETK-2026-804.

ETK-2026-765Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number.

withdrawn
no check availablenot proven exploitable
awaiting cvepublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
npm:handlebars >= 4.0.0, <= 4.7.9
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
ETK-2026-765, no cve assigned
pkg:npm/handlebars
14d 16h 01msince last run
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description

Handlebars can incorrectly permit access to the Function constructor through a prototype property lookup. An attacker who can supply a template may execute server-side JavaScript when rendering enables allowProtoMethodsByDefault.

mitigation

Do not enable allowProtoMethodsByDefault when rendering templates or data that an attacker can influence. Restrict template authorship to trusted sources until an upstream fixed release is available.

check
no
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
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agent run time
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cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
not published yet
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Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
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outcome

Contextual: an exploit technique exists, but no deterministic check could cover this one.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

No signals recorded for this entry yet.

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  "title": "Prototype access bypass enabling code execution in Handlebars",
  "summary": "Handlebars can incorrectly permit access to the Function constructor through a prototype property lookup. An attacker who can supply a template may execute server-side JavaScript when rendering enables allowProtoMethodsByDefault.",
  "mitigation": "Do not enable allowProtoMethodsByDefault when rendering templates or data that an attacker can influence. Restrict template authorship to trusted sources until an upstream fixed release is available.",
  "vendor": "npm",
  "product": "npm:handlebars",
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  "cwes": [
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published 2026-10-06 13:05Z
last change 2026-10-06 20:16Z

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