CVE-2026-106444

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 21.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-07.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-10-06 19:01Z22 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-06 19:48Z22 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-10-06

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-116Improper Encoding or Escaping of OutputClass
• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5d91a9a58759e6b2d486c745b9a5cd1f235bc02e376390ae873dacf5872b11f6

• github.comhttps://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/security/advisories/GHSA-xw65-4hp5-5hc7x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/pull/2185x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/commit/609d1b11c833c9a3e00f56f2f34d22f425446725x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/releases/tag/v4.7.10x_refsource_MISC