GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-7xjm-g8f4-rp26 Giskard has Unsandboxed Jinja2 Template Rendering in ConformityCheck
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-40320
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- giskard-checks
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1336
- Reviewed
- 2026-04-14
Affected packages
• PyPI giskard-checks: < 1.0.2b1 → fixed in 1.0.2b1
Description
Summary
The `ConformityCheck` class in `giskard-checks` rendered the `rule` parameter through Jinja2's default `Template()` constructor. Because the `rule` string is silently interpreted as a Jinja2 template, a developer may not realize that template expressions embedded in rule definitions are evaluated at runtime. In a scenario where check definitions are loaded from an untrusted source (e.g. a shared project file or externally contributed configuration), this could lead to arbitrary code execution.
`giskard-checks` is a local developer testing library with no network-facing service. Check definitions, including the `rule` parameter, are provided in application code or project configuration files and executed locally. Exploitation requires write access to a check definition and subsequent execution of the test suite by a developer.
However, the implicit template evaluation of the `rule` parameter is not obvious from the API surface. This hidden behavior increases the likelihood of a developer inadvertently passing untrusted input to it when integrating the library into a larger system.
Affected Component
`conformity.py`, line 59:
```python
from jinja2 import Template
...
formatted_rule = Template(self.rule).render(trace=trace)
```
Affected Versions
`giskard-checks` = 1.0.2b1 (template parsing removed from rule evaluation entirely)
Remediation
Upgrade to `giskard-checks` >= 1.0.2b1. The template rendering has been removed from rule evaluation.
Credit
Giskard-AI thanks @dhabaleshwar for identifying the unsandboxed template usage.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-40320 Giskard is an open-source testing framework for AI models. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-1336 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine weakness