[ CVE-2026-82531 · Published 6 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in smarty-php smarty
CVSS 8.1
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Public proof-of-concept exploit exists (CISA SSVC)
[ Description ]Official description
Smarty before 4.5.8 and 5.x before 5.8.5 contains a code injection vulnerability where the top-level nocache_hash is never restored during extends:/multi-component template inheritance, leaving it null. Attackers can supply assigned data containing a forged SmartyNocache marker that is copied verbatim into the regenerated PHP cache file, executing arbitrary PHP on include for remote code execution.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/1cba51cb813563eb61d963c83d28cd59f26b858d
- github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/c0fdd4824aca4f67e814b50703cfee1dfde41414
- github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v4.5.8
- github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v5.8.5
- github.com/smarty-php/smarty/security/advisories/GHSA-3w63-v7pm-cq9x
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smarty-before-4.5.8-and-5-x-before-5.8.5-php-code-injectio…