Remote code execution via unsandboxed Jinja2 templates
Published May 26, 2026 · Updated May 26, 2026
Server-side template injection in Banks before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through untrusted Prompt templates. The global environment in src/banks/env.py uses unsandboxed jinja2.Environment, allowing template expressions to traverse dunder attributes and reach Python builtins. Exploitation requires an application to pass attacker-controlled template text to Prompt(); successful rendering executes commands with the host process's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Server-side template injection in Banks before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through untrusted Prompt templates. The global environment in src/banks/env.py uses unsandboxed jinja2.Environment, allowing template expressions to traverse dunder attributes and reach Python builtins. Exploitation requires an application to pass attacker-controlled template text to Prompt(); successful rendering executes commands with the host process's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-44209
- Published
- May 26, 2026
- Updated
- May 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Massimiliano Pippi
- Product
- Banks
- Classifications
- CWE-1336, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 26, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 2.4.2
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- GHSA-gphh-9q3h-jgpp Prompt template proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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