CVE-2026-48806: Twig: Sandbox `__toString()` policy bypass via dynamic mapping keys
This is a residual bypass of CVE-2026-47732 / GHSA-pr2w-4gpj-cpq4 left after the initial fix for unguarded __toString() calls.
In 3.26.0 the sandbox visitor was extended to wrap every child node that its parent will string-coerce at runtime with CheckToStringNode, gated by the new CoercesChildrenToStringInterface. ArrayExpression did not implement the interface for its mapping keys: when a dynamic key expression resolves to a Stringable object, ArrayExpression::compile() emits a raw (string) cast (via StringCastUnary for ContextVariable keys, and no cast at all for richer key expressions). PHP then invokes __toString() directly, without ever calling SandboxExtension::ensureToStringAllowed().
A sandboxed template author can therefore trigger __toString() on any object reachable in the render context by using it as a dynamic mapping key, for example:
{% set arr = {(obj): "value"} %}
Direct output of the same object is correctly blocked, which makes this a clear policy enforcement gap. The reliable demonstrated impact is unauthorised disclosure of data returned by __toString().
References
- github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/twig/twig/CVE-2026-48806.yaml
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-5v5v-ww74-355v
- github.com/twigphp/Twig/releases/tag/v3.27.0
- github.com/twigphp/Twig/security/advisories/GHSA-5v5v-ww74-355v
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48806
- symfony.com/blog/cve-2026-48806-sandbox-tostring-policy-bypass-via-dynamic-mapping-keys
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