Report: Complete Guide to CVE-2026-33941 - Handlebars.js has JavaScript Injection in CLI Precompiler via Unescaped Names an...

Report: Complete Guide to CVE-2026-33941 - Handlebars.js has JavaScript Injection in CLI Precompiler via Unescaped Names an...

CVE ID :CVE-2026-33941 Published : March 27, 2026, 10:16 p.m. | 1 hour, 38 minutes ago Description :Handlebars provides the power necessary to let users build semantic templates. In versions 4.0.0 through 4.7.8, the Handlebars CLI precompiler (`bin/handlebars` / `lib/precompiler.js`) concatenates user-controlled strings — template file names and several CLI options — directly into the JavaScript it emits, without any escaping or sanitization. An attacker who can influence template filenames or CLI arguments can inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes when the generated bundle is loaded in Node.js or a browser. Version 4.7.9 fixes the issue. Some workarounds are available. First, validate all CLI inputs before invoking the precompiler. Reject filenames and option values that contain characters with JavaScript string-escaping significance (`

CVE Details

Published
March 27, 2026
Affected Product: Node.js