GHSA-45vw-wh46-2vx8
Twig: Arbitrary PHP code execution via `_self.(<string>)` macro-reference compilation
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2026-46640
- CVSS_V4
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
### 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.
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| Packagist · twig/twig | introduced 3.15.0, fixed 3.26.0 |
References
- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig/security/advisories/GHSA-45vw-wh46-2vx8 WEB
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/twig/twig/CVE-2026-46640.yaml WEB
- https://github.com/twigphp/Twig PACKAGE
- https://github.com/vladko312/extras/blob/main/CVE-2026-46640.py WEB
- https://symfony.com/cve-2026-46640 WEB
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |