diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/754.fixed.md b/doc/changelog.d/754.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c22cb257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/754.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Minor improvements in ``jinja`` auto escape and ``subprocess`` call
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ansys_sphinx_theme/cheatsheet.py b/src/ansys_sphinx_theme/cheatsheet.py
index 62826bee2..e9d600bcc 100644
--- a/src/ansys_sphinx_theme/cheatsheet.py
+++ b/src/ansys_sphinx_theme/cheatsheet.py
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@
 """
 
 import pathlib
-import subprocess
+
+# Excudind bandit rule B404 as we are using subprocess to run commands
+# and we are handling the command execution securely.
+import subprocess  # nosec: B404
 from typing import List, Optional
 
 from sphinx.application import Sphinx
@@ -103,7 +106,10 @@ def run_quarto_command(command: List[str], cwd: str) -> None:
     """
     command = ["quarto"] + command
     try:
-        result = subprocess.run(command, cwd=cwd, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+        # Excluding bandit rule because subprocess is using quarto command
+        # and we are handling the command execution securely.
+        # The command is run in a controlled environment and not accepting user input.
+        result = subprocess.run(command, cwd=cwd, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)  # nosec: B603
         if result.stdout:
             logger.info(result.stdout)
 
diff --git a/src/ansys_sphinx_theme/latex/__init__.py b/src/ansys_sphinx_theme/latex/__init__.py
index ea5e21ab1..bfe66cea3 100644
--- a/src/ansys_sphinx_theme/latex/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ansys_sphinx_theme/latex/__init__.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def generate_preamble(title, watermark="watermark", date=None):
         line_statement_prefix="%%",
         line_comment_prefix="%#",
         trim_blocks=True,
-        autoescape=False,
+        autoescape=True,
         loader=jinja2.FileSystemLoader(COVER_TEX),
     )
     template = latex_jinja_env.get_template(".")
@@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ def generate_404(
     variables = dict(
         issue_page=issue_page, project_name=project_name, mail_id=mail_id, team_name=team_name
     )
-    html_env = jinja2.Environment(loader=jinja2.FileSystemLoader(PAGE_404))
+    html_env = jinja2.Environment(loader=jinja2.FileSystemLoader(PAGE_404), autoescape=True)
     template = html_env.get_template(".")
     return template.render(variables)