CVE-2024-45411 Twig has a possible sandbox bypass
Attackers can bypass Twig sandbox restrictions to execute unauthorized code or access protected resources in PHP applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-45411?
CVE-2024-45411 is a high-severity vulnerability in twigphp Twig, published on 9 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Twig is a template language for PHP. Under some circumstances, the sandbox security checks are not run which allows user-contributed templates to bypass the sandbox restrictions. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.44.8, 2.16.1, and 3.14.0.
Weakness: CWE-693
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45411?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including twig/twig. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
twig/twig Packagist | From 1.0.0 | 1.44.8 |
twig/twig Packagist | From 1.0.0 | 1.44.8 |
twig/twig Packagist | From 2.0.0 | 2.16.1 |
twig/twig Packagist | From 2.0.0 | 2.16.1 |
twig/twig Packagist | From 3.0.0 | 3.11.1 |
twig/twig Packagist | From 3.0.0 | 3.11.1 |
2 more packages
twig/twig Packagist | From 3.12.0 | 3.14.0 |
twig/twig Packagist | From 3.12.0 | 3.14.0 |
Products include Symfony Twig.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45411?
Upgrade twig/twig to a fixed version for your release line: 1.44.8, 2.16.1, 3.11.1 or 3.14.0.
Is CVE-2024-45411 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45411 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in twigphp Twig
- CVE-2018-13818 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2026-46633 Twig: PHP code injection via `{% use %}` template name
- CVE-2026-46640 Twig: Arbitrary PHP code execution via `_self.(<string>)` macro-reference compilation
- CVE-2026-24425 Twig 2.16.x & 3.9.0-3.25.x Sandbox Bypass via SourcePolicyInterface
- CVE-2026-46634 Twig: `template_from_string()` escapes a SourcePolicy-driven sandbox via synthesized template name
Sources
Also known as CLSA-2026-1783991055, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45411, DLA-3888-1, DSA-5771-1, GHSA-6j75-5wfj-gh66, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45411 and 1 more.