diff --git a/src/Entries/Entry.php b/src/Entries/Entry.php
index 197c7bb066f..3042b9a594c 100644
--- a/src/Entries/Entry.php
+++ b/src/Entries/Entry.php
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 use Statamic\Support\Arr;
 use Statamic\Support\Str;
 use Statamic\Support\Traits\FluentlyGetsAndSets;
+use Statamic\View\Cascade;
 
 class Entry implements Arrayable, ArrayAccess, Augmentable, BulkAugmentable, ContainsQueryableValues, Contract, Localization, Protectable, ResolvesValuesContract, Responsable, SearchableContract
 {
@@ -1040,7 +1041,7 @@ public function autoGeneratedTitle()
 
         // Since the slug is generated from the title, we'll avoid augmenting
         // the slug which could result in an infinite loop in some cases.
-        $title = $this->withLocale($this->site()->lang(), fn () => (string) Antlers::parse($format, $this->augmented()->except('slug')->all()));
+        $title = $this->withLocale($this->site()->lang(), fn () => (string) Antlers::parseUserContent($format, $this->augmented()->except('slug')->all()));
 
         return trim($title);
     }
@@ -1064,8 +1065,8 @@ private function resolvePreviewTargetUrl($format)
             }, $format);
         }
 
-        return (string) Antlers::parse($format, array_merge($this->routeData(), [
-            'config' => config()->all(),
+        return (string) Antlers::parseUserContent($format, array_merge($this->routeData(), [
+            'config' => Cascade::config(),
             'site' => $this->site(),
             'uri' => $this->uri(),
             'url' => $this->url(),
diff --git a/src/Facades/Antlers.php b/src/Facades/Antlers.php
index 565291af83d..e29d69889bd 100644
--- a/src/Facades/Antlers.php
+++ b/src/Facades/Antlers.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  * @method static Parser parser()
  * @method static mixed usingParser(Parser $parser, \Closure $callback)
  * @method static AntlersString parse(string $str, array $variables = [])
+ * @method static AntlersString parseUserContent(string $str, array $variables = [])
  * @method static string parseLoop(string $content, array $data, bool $supplement = true, array $context = [])
  * @method static array identifiers(string $content)
  *
diff --git a/src/Forms/Email.php b/src/Forms/Email.php
index 55a4320f597..0ce40bf5671 100644
--- a/src/Forms/Email.php
+++ b/src/Forms/Email.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 use Statamic\Sites\Site;
 use Statamic\Support\Arr;
 use Statamic\Support\Str;
+use Statamic\View\Cascade;
 
 use function Statamic\trans as __;
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ protected function addData()
         $data = array_merge($augmented, $this->getGlobalsData(), [
             'form_config' => $formConfig,
             'email_config' => $this->config,
-            'config' => config()->all(),
+            'config' => Cascade::config(),
             'fields' => $fields,
             'site_url' => Config::getSiteUrl(),
             'date' => now(),
@@ -244,8 +245,8 @@ protected function parseConfig(array $config)
         return collect($config)->map(function ($value) {
             $value = Parse::env($value); // deprecated
 
-            return (string) Antlers::parse($value, array_merge(
-                ['config' => config()->all()],
+            return (string) Antlers::parseUserContent($value, array_merge(
+                ['config' => Cascade::config()],
                 $this->getGlobalsData(),
                 $this->submissionData,
             ));
diff --git a/src/Sites/Site.php b/src/Sites/Site.php
index 75d4c777311..bc46e744b76 100644
--- a/src/Sites/Site.php
+++ b/src/Sites/Site.php
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 use Statamic\Support\Arr;
 use Statamic\Support\Str;
 use Statamic\Support\TextDirection;
+use Statamic\View\Antlers\Language\Runtime\GlobalRuntimeState;
 use Statamic\View\Antlers\Language\Runtime\RuntimeParser;
+use Statamic\View\Cascade;
 
 class Site implements Augmentable
 {
@@ -129,7 +131,14 @@ protected function resolveAntlersValue($value)
                 ->all();
         }
 
-        return (string) app(RuntimeParser::class)->parse($value, ['config' => config()->all()]);
+        $isEvaluatingUserData = GlobalRuntimeState::$isEvaluatingUserData;
+        GlobalRuntimeState::$isEvaluatingUserData = true;
+
+        try {
+            return (string) app(RuntimeParser::class)->parse($value, ['config' => Cascade::config()]);
+        } finally {
+            GlobalRuntimeState::$isEvaluatingUserData = $isEvaluatingUserData;
+        }
     }
 
     private function removePath($url)
diff --git a/src/View/Antlers/Antlers.php b/src/View/Antlers/Antlers.php
index b0fc4f9c43a..b1dc611cfbc 100644
--- a/src/View/Antlers/Antlers.php
+++ b/src/View/Antlers/Antlers.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Closure;
 use Statamic\Contracts\View\Antlers\Parser;
 use Statamic\View\Antlers\Language\Parser\IdentifierFinder;
+use Statamic\View\Antlers\Language\Runtime\GlobalRuntimeState;
 
 class Antlers
 {
@@ -31,6 +32,18 @@ public function parse($str, $variables = [])
         return $this->parser()->parse($str, $variables);
     }
 
+    public function parseUserContent($str, $variables = [])
+    {
+        $isEvaluatingUserData = GlobalRuntimeState::$isEvaluatingUserData;
+        GlobalRuntimeState::$isEvaluatingUserData = true;
+
+        try {
+            return $this->parser()->parse($str, $variables);
+        } finally {
+            GlobalRuntimeState::$isEvaluatingUserData = $isEvaluatingUserData;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Iterate over an array and parse the string/template for each.
      *
diff --git a/src/View/Cascade.php b/src/View/Cascade.php
index 32dd9cc0eb5..e16fa127126 100644
--- a/src/View/Cascade.php
+++ b/src/View/Cascade.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ private function contextualVariables()
             'xml_header' => '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>', // @TODO remove and document new best practice
             'csrf_token' => csrf_token(),
             'csrf_field' => csrf_field(),
-            'config' => config()->all(),
+            'config' => static::config(),
             'response_code' => 200,
 
             // Auth
@@ -247,4 +247,141 @@ public function clearSections()
 
         return $this;
     }
+
+    public static function config(): array
+    {
+        $defaults = [
+            'app.name',
+            'app.env',
+            'app.debug',
+            'app.url',
+            'app.asset_url',
+            'app.locale',
+            'app.fallback_locale',
+            'app.timezone',
+            'auth.defaults',
+            'auth.guards',
+            'auth.passwords',
+            'broadcasting.default',
+            'cache.default',
+            'filesystems.default',
+            'mail.default',
+            'mail.from',
+            'queue.default',
+            'session.lifetime',
+            'session.expire_on_close',
+            'session.driver',
+            'statamic.assets.image_manipulation',
+            'statamic.assets.auto_crop',
+            'statamic.assets.thumbnails',
+            'statamic.assets.video_thumbnails',
+            'statamic.assets.google_docs_viewer',
+            'statamic.assets.cache_meta',
+            'statamic.assets.focal_point_editor',
+            'statamic.assets.lowercase',
+            'statamic.assets.svg_sanitization_on_upload',
+            'statamic.assets.ffmpeg',
+            'statamic.assets.set_preview_images',
+            'statamic.autosave',
+            'statamic.cp',
+            'statamic.editions',
+            'statamic.forms.email_view_folder',
+            'statamic.forms.send_email_job',
+            'statamic.forms.exporters',
+            'statamic.git.enabled',
+            'statamic.git.automatic',
+            'statamic.git.queue_connection',
+            'statamic.git.dispatch_delay',
+            'statamic.git.use_authenticated',
+            'statamic.git.user',
+            'statamic.git.binary',
+            'statamic.git.commands',
+            'statamic.git.push',
+            'statamic.git.ignored_events',
+            'statamic.git.locale',
+            'statamic.graphql',
+            'statamic.live_preview',
+            'statamic.markdown',
+            'statamic.oauth',
+            'statamic.protect.default',
+            'statamic.revisions',
+            'statamic.routes',
+            'statamic.search.default',
+            'statamic.search.indexes',
+            'statamic.search.defaults',
+            'statamic.search.queue',
+            'statamic.search.queue_connection',
+            'statamic.search.chunk_size',
+            'statamic.stache.watcher',
+            'statamic.stache.cache_store',
+            'statamic.stache.indexes',
+            'statamic.stache.lock',
+            'statamic.stache.warming',
+            'statamic.static_caching.strategy',
+            'statamic.static_caching.strategies',
+            'statamic.static_caching.exclude',
+            'statamic.static_caching.invalidation',
+            'statamic.static_caching.ignore_query_strings',
+            'statamic.static_caching.allowed_query_strings',
+            'statamic.static_caching.disallowed_query_strings',
+            'statamic.static_caching.nocache',
+            'statamic.static_caching.nocache_db_connection',
+            'statamic.static_caching.replacers',
+            'statamic.static_caching.warm_queue',
+            'statamic.static_caching.warm_queue_connection',
+            'statamic.static_caching.warm_insecure',
+            'statamic.static_caching.background_recache',
+            'statamic.static_caching.recache_token_parameter',
+            'statamic.static_caching.share_errors',
+            'statamic.system.multisite',
+            'statamic.system.send_powered_by_header',
+            'statamic.system.date_format',
+            'statamic.system.display_timezone',
+            'statamic.system.localize_dates_in_modifiers',
+            'statamic.system.charset',
+            'statamic.system.track_last_update',
+            'statamic.system.cache_tags_enabled',
+            'statamic.system.php_memory_limit',
+            'statamic.system.php_max_execution_time',
+            'statamic.system.ajax_timeout',
+            'statamic.system.pcre_backtrack_limit',
+            'statamic.system.debugbar',
+            'statamic.system.ascii_replace_extra_symbols',
+            'statamic.system.update_references',
+            'statamic.system.always_augment_to_query',
+            'statamic.system.row_id_handle',
+            'statamic.system.fake_sql_queries',
+            'statamic.system.layout',
+            'statamic.templates',
+            'statamic.users.repository',
+            'statamic.users.avatars',
+            'statamic.users.new_user_roles',
+            'statamic.users.new_user_groups',
+            'statamic.users.wizard_invitation',
+            'statamic.users.passwords',
+            'statamic.users.database',
+            'statamic.users.tables',
+            'statamic.users.guards',
+            'statamic.users.impersonate',
+            'statamic.users.elevated_session_duration',
+            'statamic.users.two_factor_enforced_roles',
+            'statamic.users.sort_field',
+            'statamic.users.sort_direction',
+            'statamic.webauthn',
+        ];
+
+        $allowed = collect((array) config('statamic.system.view_config_allowlist', $defaults))
+            ->flatMap(fn ($key) => $key === '@default' ? $defaults : [$key])
+            ->unique()->values()->all();
+
+        return array_reduce($allowed, function ($config, $key) {
+            $value = config($key);
+
+            if (! is_null($value)) {
+                Arr::set($config, $key, $value);
+            }
+
+            return $config;
+        }, []);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Antlers/ParseUserContentTest.php b/tests/Antlers/ParseUserContentTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5177ee45152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Antlers/ParseUserContentTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Antlers;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+use Statamic\Contracts\View\Antlers\Parser;
+use Statamic\Facades\Antlers;
+use Statamic\View\Antlers\Language\Runtime\GlobalRuntimeState;
+use Tests\Antlers\Fixtures\MethodClasses\ClassOne;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class ParseUserContentTest extends TestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        GlobalRuntimeState::resetGlobalState();
+        GlobalRuntimeState::$throwErrorOnAccessViolation = false;
+        GlobalRuntimeState::$allowPhpInContent = false;
+        GlobalRuntimeState::$allowMethodsInContent = false;
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_parses_templates_like_standard_parse_for_basic_content()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(
+            (string) Antlers::parse('Hello {{ name }}!', ['name' => 'Jason']),
+            (string) Antlers::parseUserContent('Hello {{ name }}!', ['name' => 'Jason'])
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_blocks_php_nodes_in_user_content_mode()
+    {
+        Log::shouldReceive('warning')
+            ->once()
+            ->with('PHP Node evaluated in user content: {{? echo Str::upper(\'hello\') ?}}', \Mockery::type('array'));
+
+        $result = (string) Antlers::parseUserContent('Text: {{? echo Str::upper(\'hello\') ?}}');
+
+        $this->assertSame('Text: ', $result);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_blocks_method_calls_in_user_content_mode()
+    {
+        Log::shouldReceive('warning')
+            ->once()
+            ->with('Method call evaluated in user content.', \Mockery::type('array'));
+
+        $result = (string) Antlers::parseUserContent('{{ object:method("hello") }}', [
+            'object' => new ClassOne(),
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertSame('', $result);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_restores_user_data_flag_after_successful_parse()
+    {
+        GlobalRuntimeState::$isEvaluatingUserData = false;
+
+        Antlers::parseUserContent('Hello {{ name }}!', ['name' => 'Jason']);
+
+        $this->assertFalse(GlobalRuntimeState::$isEvaluatingUserData);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_restores_user_data_flag_after_parse_exceptions()
+    {
+        GlobalRuntimeState::$isEvaluatingUserData = false;
+        $parser = \Mockery::mock(Parser::class);
+        $parser->shouldReceive('parse')
+            ->once()
+            ->andThrow(new \RuntimeException('Failed to parse user content.'));
+
+        try {
+            Antlers::usingParser($parser, function ($antlers) {
+                $antlers->parseUserContent('Hello {{ name }}', ['name' => 'Jason']);
+            });
+
+            $this->fail('Expected RuntimeException to be thrown.');
+        } catch (\RuntimeException $exception) {
+            $this->assertSame('Failed to parse user content.', $exception->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        $this->assertFalse(GlobalRuntimeState::$isEvaluatingUserData);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Sites/SitesConfigTest.php b/tests/Sites/SitesConfigTest.php
index 5419d31a2ad..c10f2cb73b8 100644
--- a/tests/Sites/SitesConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/Sites/SitesConfigTest.php
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ public function it_resolves_antlers_when_resolving_sites()
         ]);
 
         Config::set('statamic.some_addon.theme', 'sunset');
+        Config::set('statamic.system.view_config_allowlist', ['@default', 'app.faker_locale', 'statamic.some_addon.theme']);
 
         Site::setSites([
             'default' => [
diff --git a/tests/View/CascadeTest.php b/tests/View/CascadeTest.php
index 38da72797e5..e305ab38235 100644
--- a/tests/View/CascadeTest.php
+++ b/tests/View/CascadeTest.php
@@ -84,13 +84,60 @@ public function it_hydrates_constants()
             $this->assertEquals('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>', $cascade['xml_header']);
             $this->assertEquals(csrf_token(), $cascade['csrf_token']);
             $this->assertEquals(csrf_field(), $cascade['csrf_field']);
-            $this->assertEquals(config()->all(), $cascade['config']);
+            $this->assertEquals(Cascade::config(), $cascade['config']);
 
             // Response code is constant. It gets manually overridden on errors.
             $this->assertEquals(200, $cascade['response_code']);
         });
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_only_hydrates_allowlisted_config_values()
+    {
+        config([
+            'app.foo' => 'bar',
+            'statamic.system.view_config_allowlist' => ['app.name'],
+        ]);
+
+        tap($this->cascade()->hydrate()->toArray(), function ($cascade) {
+            $this->assertTrue(Arr::has($cascade['config'], 'app.name'));
+            $this->assertFalse(Arr::has($cascade['config'], 'app.foo'));
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function overriding_the_allowlist_changes_the_config_subset()
+    {
+        config(['statamic.system.view_config_allowlist' => ['app.name']]);
+
+        $nameOnly = Cascade::config();
+
+        config(['statamic.system.view_config_allowlist' => ['app.env']]);
+
+        $envOnly = Cascade::config();
+
+        $this->assertTrue(Arr::has($nameOnly, 'app.name'));
+        $this->assertFalse(Arr::has($nameOnly, 'app.env'));
+        $this->assertTrue(Arr::has($envOnly, 'app.env'));
+        $this->assertFalse(Arr::has($envOnly, 'app.name'));
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function default_allowlist_can_be_extended_with_default_spread_syntax()
+    {
+        config([
+            'app.foo' => 'bar',
+            'statamic.system.license_key' => 'test-license-key',
+            'statamic.system.view_config_allowlist' => ['@default', 'app.foo'],
+        ]);
+
+        $config = Cascade::config();
+
+        $this->assertTrue(Arr::has($config, 'app.name'));
+        $this->assertTrue(Arr::has($config, 'app.foo'));
+        $this->assertFalse(Arr::has($config, 'statamic.system.license_key'));
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function it_hydrates_auth_when_logged_in()
     {