Medium 5.5Published May 8, 2026

CVE-2026-41646Nuclei is a vulnerability scanner built on a simple YAML-based DSL.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:23 UTC)

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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: 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

projectdiscovery nuclei projectdiscovery:nuclei	from 3.0.0 before 3.8.0	NVD

References

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/commit/6f2ade6a9b427c284c15a43445f9c7f055e60e5dpatch
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/7332issue-tracking, patch
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/security/advisories/GHSA-29rg-wmcw-hpf4mitigation, patch, vendor-advisory

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