diff --git a/src/crewai/task.py b/src/crewai/task.py
index 4d74b9a3c..c775fb88c 100644
--- a/src/crewai/task.py
+++ b/src/crewai/task.py
@@ -533,9 +533,10 @@ class Task(BaseModel):
                 if var_name in inputs and isinstance(inputs[var_name], list):
                     try:
                         idx = int(index)
-                        if 0 <= idx < len(inputs[var_name]):
+                        list_value = inputs[var_name]
+                        if isinstance(list_value, list) and 0 <= idx < len(list_value):
                             placeholder = f"{{{var_name}[{index}]}}"
-                            value = str(inputs[var_name][idx])
+                            value = str(list_value[idx])
                             result = result.replace(placeholder, value)
                     except (ValueError, IndexError):
                         pass
@@ -564,9 +565,10 @@ class Task(BaseModel):
                 if var_name in inputs and isinstance(inputs[var_name], list):
                     try:
                         idx = int(index)
-                        if 0 <= idx < len(inputs[var_name]):
+                        list_value = inputs[var_name]
+                        if isinstance(list_value, list) and 0 <= idx < len(list_value):
                             placeholder = f"{{{var_name}[{index}]}}"
-                            value = str(inputs[var_name][idx])
+                            value = str(list_value[idx])
                             result = result.replace(placeholder, value)
                     except (ValueError, IndexError):
                         pass
diff --git a/src/crewai/utilities/jinja_templating.py b/src/crewai/utilities/jinja_templating.py
index c9603dc1f..1204a9b44 100644
--- a/src/crewai/utilities/jinja_templating.py
+++ b/src/crewai/utilities/jinja_templating.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
-import jinja2
-import re
 from datetime import datetime
+import re
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
+
+import jinja2
 
 def to_jinja_template(input_string: str) -> str:
     """
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ def render_template(
     
     env = jinja2.Environment(
         undefined=jinja2.StrictUndefined,  # Raise errors for undefined variables
+        autoescape=True  # Enable autoescaping for security
     )
     
     env.filters['date'] = lambda d, format='%Y-%m-%d': d.strftime(format) if isinstance(d, datetime) else str(d)
diff --git a/src/crewai/utilities/string_utils.py b/src/crewai/utilities/string_utils.py
index d794f33aa..3db166d2a 100644
--- a/src/crewai/utilities/string_utils.py
+++ b/src/crewai/utilities/string_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import re
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 from crewai.utilities.jinja_templating import render_template
 
diff --git a/tests/test_templating.py b/tests/test_templating.py
index a2d81d854..026325cdb 100644
--- a/tests/test_templating.py
+++ b/tests/test_templating.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import pytest
 import datetime
+
+import pytest
 from typing import Dict, List
+
 from crewai.agent import Agent
 from crewai.task import Task
 
diff --git a/tests/utilities/test_jinja_templating.py b/tests/utilities/test_jinja_templating.py
index 9784db736..2231584cc 100644
--- a/tests/utilities/test_jinja_templating.py
+++ b/tests/utilities/test_jinja_templating.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import pytest
 import datetime
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+
+import pytest
 from pydantic import BaseModel
-from typing import List, Dict, Any
-from crewai.utilities.jinja_templating import to_jinja_template, render_template
+
+from crewai.utilities.jinja_templating import render_template, to_jinja_template
 
 class Person(BaseModel):
     name: str
diff --git a/tests/utilities/test_string_utils.py b/tests/utilities/test_string_utils.py
index 0fce79322..4fb281e46 100644
--- a/tests/utilities/test_string_utils.py
+++ b/tests/utilities/test_string_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union
 import datetime
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union
+
 import pytest
 from pydantic import BaseModel