Twig: Sandbox method allowlist bypass via `Markup` subclass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-1336.
Summary
Twig is a template language for PHP. From version 1.0.0 to before version 3.27.0, SecurityPolicy::checkMethodAllowed() unconditionally whitelists all method calls on instances of Twig\Markup. Twig\Markup is not final, so subclasses inherit the bypass. An application that passes an object of a Markup-derived class into a sandboxed template (typically to mark a chunk of HTML as safe) inadvertently exposes every public method of that subclass to template authors, regardless of the configured allowedMethods list. This issue has been patched in version 3.27.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Twig (twigphp) Fixed in 3.27.0
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46636
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig/security/advisories/GHSA-64jr-qjx4-w2fh
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46636
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-6311-1
- https://symfony.com/blog/cve-2026-46636-sandbox-filter-tag-and-function-allow-list-bypass-when-sandbox-state-changes-between-renders
- http://github.com/twigphp/Twig/releases/tag/v3.27.0
More symfony vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-33775 Ability to change environment from query in symfony/runtime CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2026-34283 Twig: The `spaceless` filter implicitly marks its output as safe CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2022-07667 Code injection in Twig CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-10028 Twig before 2.4.4 allows Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) via the search search_key… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-35851 Incorrect authorization in symfony CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-35264 Improper input validation in symfony CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-46636 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-46636 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-46636 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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