High

Twig: Possible sandbox bypass when using a source policy

  • Disclosed: 05.06.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Description

When using the sandbox with a SourcePolicyInterface, Twig does not always apply the sandbox restriction that forbids non-Closure callbacks for callback-accepting filters.

The issue affects the sort, filter, map, and reduce filters.

In the affected versions, the runtime check that rejects non-Closure callbacks in sandbox mode does not use the current template Source. As a result, when the sandbox is enabled through a source policy instead of being enabled globally, Twig can incorrectly treat the current execution as non-sandboxed for these callback checks.

This can allow user-controlled templates to pass arbitrary PHP callables to callback-accepting filters even though the template is being sandboxed through a source policy.

The issue happens when all these conditions are met:

  • The sandbox is not enabled globally;
  • A SourcePolicyInterface enables the sandbox for the rendered template;
  • The template uses one of the sort, filter, map, or reduce filters;
  • The callback is not a Closure.

Resolution

The patch makes callback sandbox checks source-aware by propagating the current template Source to callback-accepting filters and using it when deciding whether sandbox restrictions apply.

Credits

We would like to thank XavLim and Wade Sparks for reporting the issue and Fabien Potencier for fixing the issue.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package twig/twig >= 2.16.0, <= 2.16.1, >= 3.9.0, < 3.26.0 3.26.0

References

CVSS score 8.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-693
Platform
Composer
Package
twig/twig
Disclosed
05.06.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-2q52-x2ff-qgfr - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: twig/twig

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (24) in the archive
Total entries
24
First → latest
02.2022 07.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 8
  • Medium 8
  • Low 7

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 4
  2. 2023: 0
  3. 2024: 4
  4. 2025: 1
  5. 2026: 15
Severity:
  1. Twig: Possible sandbox bypass when using a source policy this entry
    High · 8.8 CVE-2026-24425 >= 2.16.0, <= 2.16.1, >= 3.9.0, < 3.26.0 3.26.0
  2. Critical CVE-2026-46633 < 3.26.0 3.26.0
  3. High · 7.5 CVE-2022-39261 >= 1.0.0, < 1.44.7, >= 2.0.0, < 2.15.3, >= 3.0.0, < 3.4.3 1.44.7, 2.15.3, 3.4.3
  4. High · 8.1 CVE-2015-7809 < 1.20.0 1.20.0
  5. High · 8.8 CVE-2022-23614 >= 2.0.0, < 2.14.11, >= 3.0.0, < 3.3.8 2.14.11, 3.3.8

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