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Echo: com.github.jknack:handlebars, handlebars: security update to 4.5.2

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 461544

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Handlebars.java provides logic-less and semantic Mustache templates with Java. Prior to 4.5.2,
 applications that pass user-controlled input to Handlebars.compile() using FileTemplateLoader or
 ClassPathTemplateLoader are vulnerable to path traversal, allowing arbitrary file read through template
 names derived from URL path parameters, request parameters, or other user-controlled sources. This issue
 is fixed in version 4.5.2. (CVE-2026-55760)

Solution

Update the com.github.jknack:handlebars library and its related packages to version 4.5.2 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-55760

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 461544

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/3/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-55760

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-55760