What happened
Polyaxon through 2.16.4 renders operation specification fields with an unsandboxed Jinja2 environment during server-side run preparation, allowing authenticated users to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can submit runs with Jinja2 payloads in queue, namespace, conditions, presets, or dependencies fields to execute operating system commands in the scheduler process context, exposing database credentials and service tokens.
Affected versions
polyaxon: 0 through 2.16.4 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
This source correlation may provide earlier visibility while structured CVE metadata is still being updated.
Detection & mitigation
- Review the original advisory and validate affected versions.
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations when available.
Public PoC references
RepositoryAuthorFirst seenReference
SploitusVulnCheck2026-09-15T13:16:46Candidateweb.nvd.nist.govview2026-09-15T13:16:46CandidateSource timeline
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Record history
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