Scriban has Multiple Denial-of-Service Vectors via Unbounded Resource Consumption During Expression Evaluation

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

6.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

No dated EPSS signal available.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Summary Scriban's expression evaluation contains three distinct code paths that allow an attacker who can supply a template to cause denial of service through unbounded memory allocation or CPU exhaustion. The existing safety controls (LimitToString, LoopLimit) do not protect these paths, giving applications a false sense of safety when evaluating untrusted templates. Details Vector 1: Unbounded string multiplication In ScriptBinaryExpression.cs, the CalculateToString method handles the string int operator by looping without any upper bound: The LimitToString safety control (default 1MB) does not protect this code path. It only applies to ObjectToString output conversions in TemplateContext.Helpers.cs (lines 101-121), not to intermediate string values constructed inside CalculateToString. The LoopLimit also does not apply because this is a C

for loop, not a template-level loop — StepLoop() is never called here. Vector 2: Unbounded BigInteger shift left The CalculateLongWithInt and…

Published by the source

24 Mar 2026, 22:16 UTC

Last modified by the source

6 Jul 2026, 13:10 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 17:05 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-xw6w-9jjh-p9cr

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-xw6w-9jjh-p9cr

Advisory: Scriban has Multiple Denial-of-Service Vectors via Unbounded Resource Consumption During Expression Evaluation
IDs: GHSA-xw6w-9jjh-p9cr
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/ghsa-xw6w-9jjh-p9cr (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 17:05 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: scriban.signed 7.0.0; scriban 7.0.0. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- NuGet scriban.signed: affected < 7.0.0; fixed in 7.0.0
- NuGet scriban: affected < 7.0.0; fixed in 7.0.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- NuGet scriban.signed: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet scriban: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on scriban.signed, scriban.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xw6w-9jjh-p9cr (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-xw6w-9jjh-p9cr lists affected ranges: NuGet scriban >=0 =0 <7.0.0)

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