Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine Affecting banks package, versions [,2.4.2)
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-BANKS-16635495
- published11 May 2026
- disclosed8 May 2026
- creditAnandakrishnasv
Introduced: 8 May 2026
CVE-2026-44209 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade banks to version 2.4.2 or higher.
Overview
banks is an A prompt programming language
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine via the Prompt process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code on the host system by supplying specially crafted template strings that are rendered without proper sandboxing.