diff --git a/jobbergate-api/CHANGELOG.md b/jobbergate-api/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b0c0e1b..fd15095f 100644
--- a/jobbergate-api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/jobbergate-api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 This file keeps track of all notable changes to jobbergate-api
 
 ## Unreleased
+- Fixed issue on the Job Template rendering process by running it inside a Jinja Sandbox Environment
 
 ## 5.4.0 -- 2024-11-18
 
diff --git a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/apps/services.py b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/apps/services.py
index 75af183d..8bfb6baf 100644
--- a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/apps/services.py
+++ b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/apps/services.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 from fastapi import HTTPException, UploadFile, status
 from fastapi_pagination import Page
 from fastapi_pagination.ext.sqlalchemy import paginate
-from jinja2 import Template
-from jinja2.exceptions import UndefinedError
+from jinja2.sandbox import SandboxedEnvironment
+from jinja2.exceptions import SecurityError, UndefinedError
 from loguru import logger
 from pydantic import AnyUrl
 from sqlalchemy import delete, func, not_, select, update
@@ -720,13 +720,25 @@ async def render(self, instance: FileModel, parameters: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
             raise_exc_class=ServiceError,
             raise_kwargs=dict(status_code=status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY),
         ):
-            template = Template(file_content.decode("utf-8"))
+            sandbox_env = SandboxedEnvironment()
+            template = sandbox_env.from_string(file_content.decode("utf-8"))
 
         render_contexts = [parameters, {"data": parameters}]
 
         for context in render_contexts:
             try:
                 return template.render(**context)
+            except SecurityError as e:
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Security error rendering filename={} with context={} -- Error: {}",
+                    instance.filename,
+                    context,
+                    str(e),
+                )
+                raise ServiceError(
+                    f"Jinja can not render filename={instance.filename}",
+                    status_code=status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+                )
             except UndefinedError as e:
                 logger.debug(
                     "Unable to render filename={} with context={} -- Error: {}",
diff --git a/jobbergate-api/tests/apps/test_services.py b/jobbergate-api/tests/apps/test_services.py
index 74aae684..fddc4e19 100644
--- a/jobbergate-api/tests/apps/test_services.py
+++ b/jobbergate-api/tests/apps/test_services.py
@@ -903,6 +903,23 @@ async def test_render__raises_422_on_bad_template(self, make_upload_file, dummy_
         assert "TemplateSyntaxError" in exc_info.value.detail
         assert "Unable to process jinja template filename=file-one.txt" in exc_info.value.detail
 
+    async def test_render__raises_422_on_sandbox_violation(self, make_upload_file, dummy_file_service):
+        """
+        Test that the ``render()`` method raises a 422 error if the template is unsecure.
+        """
+        dummy_upload_file = make_upload_file()
+        with make_upload_file(content="dummy {{ foo.__str__() }} content") as dummy_upload_file:
+            upserted_instance = await dummy_file_service.upsert(
+                13,
+                "file-one.txt",
+                dummy_upload_file,
+            )
+
+        with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
+            await dummy_file_service.render(upserted_instance, parameters=dict(foo="bar"))
+        assert exc_info.value.status_code == 422
+        assert "Jinja can not render filename=file-one.txt" in exc_info.value.detail
+
     async def test_render__backward_compatible(self, make_upload_file, dummy_file_service):
         """
         Test that the ``render()`` works in different contexts.
diff --git a/jobbergate-cli/jobbergate_cli/subapps/job_scripts/tools.py b/jobbergate-cli/jobbergate_cli/subapps/job_scripts/tools.py
index 97d8cc96..2736e9d7 100644
--- a/jobbergate-cli/jobbergate_cli/subapps/job_scripts/tools.py
+++ b/jobbergate-cli/jobbergate_cli/subapps/job_scripts/tools.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 from functools import partial
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, cast
 
-from jinja2 import Template
-from jinja2.exceptions import UndefinedError
+from jinja2.sandbox import SandboxedEnvironment
+from jinja2.exceptions import SecurityError, UndefinedError
 from loguru import logger
 
 from jobbergate_cli.config import settings
@@ -206,13 +206,20 @@ def render_template(
             log_message=f"Unable to process jinja template filename={template_path}",
         ),
     ):
-        template = Template(file_content)
+        sandbox_env = SandboxedEnvironment()
+        template = sandbox_env.from_string(file_content)
 
     render_contexts = [parameters, {"data": parameters}]
 
     for context in render_contexts:
         try:
             return template.render(**context)
+        except SecurityError:
+            raise Abort(
+                f"Security errors raised when rendering filename={template_path}",
+                subject="Unable to render jinja template",
+                log_message=f"Security error rendering filename={template_path}",
+            )
         except UndefinedError as e:
             logger.debug(
                 "Unable to render filename={} with context={} -- Error: {}",
diff --git a/jobbergate-cli/tests/subapps/job_scripts/test_tools.py b/jobbergate-cli/tests/subapps/job_scripts/test_tools.py
index 031914a4..581ab88a 100644
--- a/jobbergate-cli/tests/subapps/job_scripts/test_tools.py
+++ b/jobbergate-cli/tests/subapps/job_scripts/test_tools.py
@@ -182,6 +182,14 @@ def test_render_template__fail_when_unable_to_render(tmp_path):
     with pytest.raises(Abort, match="Unable to render"):
         render_template(template_path, parameters)
 
+def test_render_template__fail_sandbox_violation(tmp_path):
+    template_path = tmp_path / "dummy.j2"
+    template_path.write_text("{{ foo.__str__() }}")
+
+    parameters = dict(foo="bla")
+
+    with pytest.raises(Abort, match="Security errors raised when rendering"):
+        render_template(template_path, parameters)
 
 def test_render_template__fails_if_template_does_not_exist(tmp_path):
     non_exist = tmp_path / "does/not/exist"