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🛡️ CVE-2024-56326 on PyPI (Root.io) — jinja2

🟡 CVSS 5.0 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
5.0
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Description

CVE-2024-56326 in Jinja2 - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2024-56326 in the Jinja2 package for Root:PyPI. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-56326 as tracked by PyPI (Root.io), for the package jinja2. The fix is available in version 3.1.2+aikido.8; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2024-56326 is classified as CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure. A protection exists but does not cover the case at hand, so it can be worked around.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2024-56326 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • jinja2 (fixed in 3.1.2+aikido.8)
  • rootio-jinja2 (fixed in 3.0.1+root.io.5)

Timeline and source

Published on 5 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

jinja2 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure) in other software:

CVE-2024-56326 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-08-05
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-05
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
jinja2 — 3.1.2+aikido.8
rootio-jinja2 — 3.0.1+root.io.5

References

N/A

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