CVE-2024-56326: Jinja2 · Jinja has a sandbox breakout through indirect reference to format method
Affects jinja2Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium : upgrade to 3.1.5 when convenient.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 22:52 UTC
Contested
Scorers differ by 2 or more points| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 4.0 | 5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADP | CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.1.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Dec 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade jinja2 to 3.1.5.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| PyPIjinja2 | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
An oversight in how the Jinja sandboxed environment detects calls to `str.format` allows an attacker that controls the content of a template to execute arbitrary Python code. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker needs to control the content of a template. Whether that is the case depends on the type of application using Jinja. This vulnerability impacts users of applications which execute untrusted templates. Jinja's sandbox does catch calls to `str.format` and ensures they don't escape the sandbox. However, it's possible to store a reference to a malicious string's `format` method, then pass that to a filter that calls it. No such filters are built-in to Jinja, but could be present through custom filters in an application. After the fix, such indirect calls are also handled by the sandbox.
References
- github.com/pallets/jinja/security/advisories/GHSA-q2x7-8rv6-6q7h (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56326 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/pallets/jinja/commit/48b0687e05a5466a91cd5812d604fa37ad0943b4 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/pallets/jinja (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/pallets/jinja/releases/tag/3.1.5 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00022.html (opens in a new tab)