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CVE-2026-41646

Published: May 8, 2026

Modified: May 8, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.5

MEDIUM

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.

VendorProductVersions

projectdiscovery

nuclei

affected
>= 3.0.0, < 3.8.0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

References

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