Description
Winter CMS versions before 1.2.13 contain an incomplete fix for a Twig sandbox escape vulnerability in System\\Twig\\SecurityPolicy that allows authenticated backend users with template-editing permissions to bypass sandbox restrictions. Attackers can exploit method forwarding through Eloquent models and query builders using methods like saveQuietly(), deleteQuietly(), increment(), decrement(), and newQuery() to read and modify arbitrary database records, execute arbitrary SQL, and achieve remote code execution by injecting PHP into template code sections.
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description Winter CMS versions before 1.2.13 contain an incomplete fix for a Twig sandbox escape vulnerability in System\\Twig\\SecurityPolicy that allows authenticated backend users with template-editing permissions to bypass sandbox restrictions. Attackers can exploit method forwarding through Eloquent models and query builders using methods like saveQuietly(), deleteQuietly(), increment(), decrement(), and newQuery() to read and modify arbitrary database records, execute arbitrary SQL, and achieve remote code execution by injecting PHP into template code sections.
Title Winter CMS before 1.2.13 Twig Sandbox Escape via SecurityPolicy
First Time appeared Wintercms
Wintercms winter
Weaknesses CWE-693
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wintercms:winter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Wintercms
Wintercms winter
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}


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Wintercms Winter
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T15:16:05.738Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:29:43.528Z

Link: CVE-2026-79774

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T16:17:29.060

Modified: 2026-08-25T16:17:29.060

Link: CVE-2026-79774

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-693

    Protection Mechanism Failure