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CVE-2021-23369
n/a handlebars — Remote Code Execution (RCE)
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N N U H H H 9.8 .0703 94.1 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
handlebars unspecified – —
TIMELINE
Jan 8 Reserved by snyk
Apr 12 Published (CNA: snyk)
Oct 8 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2021-23369 (handlebars). Public exploit reference added.
Oct 8 RESCORED — CVE-2021-23369 (handlebars). CVSS 5.6 → 9.8 (NVD).
Description
The package handlebars before 4.7.7 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) when selecting certain compiling options to compile templates coming from an untrusted source.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| January 8, 2021 | Reserved | Reserved by snyk |
| April 12, 2021 | Published | Published (CNA: snyk) |
| October 8, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2021-23369 (handlebars). Public exploit reference added. |
| October 8, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2021-23369 (handlebars). CVSS 5.6 → 9.8 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| n/a | handlebars | — | unspecified | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2021-23369 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.