CVE-2026-46640
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.006 · 51 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Twig is a template language for PHP. From 3.15.0 until 3.26.0, _self.(<string>) and import-alias dynamic attribute syntax can concatenate an attacker-controlled string into a MacroReferenceExpression name without identifier validation, causing raw PHP to be emitted into the generated template source and executed at template-load time. This issue is fixed in version 3.26.0.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.3–8.8
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-45vw-wh46-2vx8Twig: Arbitrary PHP code execution via `_self.(<string>)` macro-reference compilation2026-05-21ghsa · osvUS
### Description The `obj.(expr)` dynamic-attribute syntax (added in 3.15.0 as the replacement for the deprecated `attribute()` function) lets the attribute be an arbitrary expression. When the receiver is `_self` (or any `{% import %}` alias) and the parenthesised expression is a string literal, `DotExpressionParser` short-circuits to the macro-call path and concatenates the attacker-controlled string into a `MacroReferenceExpression` name with no identifier validation. `MacroReferenceExpression::compile()` then emits that name raw into the generated PHP source. An attacker who can supply template source can inject arbitrary PHP into the compiled template and execute it at template-load time, before `checkSecurity()` is ever called. This is a complete bypass of `SandboxExtension`, including a globally-enabled sandbox with an empty `SecurityPolicy` allowlist. ### Resolution The parser now validates that the dynamic attribute resolves to a valid macro identifier before routing through `MacroReferenceExpression`, and the macro-reference compiler emits the name through a properly escaped path. ### Credits Twig would like to thank Claude Mythos Preview (via Project Glasswing) for reporting the issue and providing the fix.
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references (10)
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- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig/commit/324fa60545694fa6abe85ded9befcb82e1066bc2cnnvd
- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig/releases/tag/v3.26.0cnnvd
- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig/security/advisories/GHSA-45vw-wh46-2vx8cnnvd
- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig/commit/324fa60545694fa6abe85ded9befcb82e1066bc2enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig/releases/tag/v3.26.0enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig/security/advisories/GHSA-45vw-wh46-2vx8enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig/commit/324fa60545694fa6abe85ded9befcb82e1066bc2Patchnvd
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