CVE-2026-41646

MEDIUM EPSS 1.8%
Published May 8, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 8, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Nuclei is a vulnerability scanner built on a simple YAML-based DSL. From version 3.0.0 to before version 3.8.0, a vulnerability in Nuclei's JavaScript protocol runtime allows JavaScript templates to read local .js and .json files through the require() function, bypassing the default local file access restriction. This issue has been patched in version 3.8.0.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
1.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-284

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
projectdiscoverynuclei*≥3.0.0  –  <3.8.0

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/commit/6f2ade6a9b427c284c15a43445f9c7f055e60e5d
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/7332
    Issue TrackingPatch
  • github.com https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/security/advisories/GHSA-29rg-wmcw-hpf4
    MitigationPatchVendor Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/commit/6f2ade6a9b427c284c15a43445f9c7f055e60e5d
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/7332
    Issue TrackingPatch
  • github.com https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/security/advisories/GHSA-29rg-wmcw-hpf4
    MitigationPatchVendor Advisory