Velocity.js is a JavaScript implementation of the Apache Velocity template engine. Prior to 2.1.7, the earlier fix for CVE-2026-44966 filtered constructor, __proto__, and prototype only in the #set assignment handler in src/compile/set.ts, while property-read expressions in src/compile/references.ts remained unfiltered. The getReferences() flow called getAttributes(), whose property access allowed an attacker-controlled template to traverse constructor.constructor to the JavaScript Function constructor. The #set handler validated only the assignment target and did not inspect the right-hand property-read expression, allowing arbitrary shell commands, environment-variable access, cloud-credential access, and internal-network access in the server process. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.7.
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Published : 2026-08-13 18:18
Updated : 2026-08-14 17:20
NVD link : CVE-2026-73649
Mitre link : CVE-2026-73649
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-73649
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CWE
CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
