Summary
compliance-trestle Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Recursive Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI)
Impact
This vulnerability allows arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the running process. If compliance-trestle is used in an automated pipeline (such as CI/CD workflows generating documentation from third-party vendor-supplied SSPs), a malicious payload embedded in a data field (like a system title or description) will result in a compromised runner environment. The user/operator must process the attacker-controlled SSP or LUT, satisfying the user interaction metric.
Untrusted input is evaluated as executable code within the application's runtime environment. Typical impact: arbitrary code execution within the application's privilege context.
CVE-2026-46439 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). The vector is requires local access, no privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (3.12.2, 4.0.3); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.
Remediation advice
compliance-trestle to 3.12.2 or later; compliance-trestle to 4.0.3 or later
Kodem Kai can prioritize this vulnerability in your dependency tree and generate a fix recommendation.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2026-46439? CVE-2026-46439 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in compliance-trestle (pip), affecting versions <= 3.12.1. It is fixed in 3.12.2, 4.0.3. Untrusted input is evaluated as executable code within the application's runtime environment.
- How severe is CVE-2026-46439? CVE-2026-46439 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which versions of compliance-trestle are affected by CVE-2026-46439? compliance-trestle (pip) versions <= 3.12.1 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-46439? Yes. CVE-2026-46439 is fixed in 3.12.2, 4.0.3. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2026-46439 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2026-46439 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2026-46439 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2026-46439?
- Upgrade
compliance-trestleto 3.12.2 or later - Upgrade
compliance-trestleto 4.0.3 or later
- Upgrade