twig/twig security advisory

CVE-2026-49981: Twig: Sandbox filter, tag and function allow-list bypass when sandbox state changes between renders for a cached Template

CVE-2026-49981 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in the PHP package twig/twig (CVSS 8.2), published 14 July 2026. The advisory does not name a fixed version. It can be exploited without an account.

high 8.2 published 2026-07-14 · updated 2026-10-24

Affected versions: <= 3.26.0
Fixed in: not stated
Newest release: 3.30.0
Severity: High · CVSS 8.2
Type: Missing authorization check
CWE-693, CWE-863
Exploited in the wild: Not on the CISA KEV list
checked 2026-11-04

Is your twig/twig version affected?

Run composer show twig/twig in your project, then enter the version. We check it against this and every other known twig/twig advisory.

Who can exploit CVE-2026-49981

Access: No account. Anyone who can send a request to an app that uses the affected code.

CVSS vector (scored by NVD): CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Your app is only exposed if it uses the affected part of twig/twig. The advisory below says which part that is. If you are not sure, upgrade anyway: it costs less than finding out.

How to fix CVE-2026-49981 in twig/twig

Find the installed version: composer show twig/twig. If you never required it yourself, composer why twig/twig shows which package pulls it in.
Update it: composer update twig/twig --with-all-dependencies.
If Composer will not go that high, your composer.json constraint is holding it back. Widen it (for example "twig/twig": "^3.30.0" if you can take that version), or upgrade the package that requires it.
Run composer audit. It reads the same advisory data and should no longer list CVE-2026-49981.
Commit composer.lock and deploy it. On the server, run composer install --no-dev from the lock file, not composer update.

If you cannot upgrade yet

General hardening for missing authorization issues while the upgrade waits. None of it replaces the fix.

Remove accounts you do not need and review what each role can do.
Put the admin area behind a VPN, IP allow-list or extra login until you upgrade.
If your app does not use the affected feature, note that in your audit, but still plan the upgrade.

The CVE-2026-49981 advisory

Twig is a template language for PHP. Prior to 3.27.0, the per-template filter, tag, and function allow-list verdict is computed when a Template instance is constructed and can remain cached after sandbox state changes between renders, allowing a later sandboxed render to reuse a template that was originally checked with a different or empty policy. This issue is fixed in version 3.27.0.

Description from the CVE record, published by GitHub (the CVE Numbering Authority), via the NVD entry for CVE-2026-49981. Advisory title: “Twig: Sandbox filter, tag and function allow-list bypass when sandbox state changes between renders for a cached Template”.

References

GitHub advisory GHSA-529h-vh3j-85hq github.com
Fix commit 23eb6eb github.com
Release v3.27.0 github.com

Other twig/twig advisories

CVE-2026-46636: Sandbox filter, tag and function allow-list bypass when sandbox state changes between renders 2026-05-27
medium CVE-2026-48807: Sandbox __toString() policy bypass via Traversable in join/replace and in/not in operators 2026-05-27
low CVE-2026-48805: Sandbox state regression in deprecated internal wrappers in src/Resources/core.php 2026-05-27
medium CVE-2026-48808: Sandbox property allowlist bypass via the column filter under SourcePolicyInterface 2026-05-27
medium CVE-2026-48806: Sandbox __toString() policy bypass via dynamic mapping keys 2026-05-27
low CVE-2026-47730: XSS in profiler HtmlDumper via unescaped template and profile names 2026-05-20

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Where this data comes from

Affected and fixed versions: the Packagist security advisories API (GitHub Advisory Database and FriendsOfPHP), the same data composer audit uses. Synced 2026-11-03.
Description, score, weakness and references: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Exploited-in-the-wild status: the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, checked 2026-11-04.
Compiled by Daniel Lasek at Laskyr from the sources above. The summary, “who can exploit it”, “how to fix it” and hardening sections are our plain-English reading of the record and are generated from it. The quoted description is the record's own text. Spot an error? Tell us.