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GHSA-4j38-f5cw-54h7 Twig: The `spaceless` filter implicitly marks its output as safe

LOW Published 2026-05-21 Modified 2026-05-21 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-46628
Ecosystem
Packagist
Packages
twig/twig
Severity
Low
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U
Weaknesses
CWE-116
Reviewed
2026-05-21

Affected packages

• Packagist twig/twig: < 3.26.0 → fixed in 3.26.0

Description

Description The `spaceless` filter is registered with `is_safe => ['html']`, which means Twig's autoescaper does not escape its output in an HTML context. As a result, applying `spaceless` to attacker-controlled input that contains markup emits the markup unescaped even when the developer never wrote `|raw` and autoescape is enabled. Example: ```twig {% set payload = 'alert()' %} {{ payload }} {# escaped #} {{ payload|spaceless }} {# not escaped #} ``` The filter is deprecated but still functional. With the deprecation, some downstream projects (e.g. Drupal modules) have duplicated the filter and inherited the same `is_safe` flag. Resolution The `spaceless` filter no longer marks its output as safe. Documentation has been updated to warn that `spaceless` should not be applied to unsanitised user input. Credits Twig would like to thank Pierre Rudloff for reporting the issue.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output weakness

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