TI-2024-27052 Aliases CVE-2024-40641 GHSA-c3q9-c27p-cw9h

Unsigned code template execution through workflows in projectdiscovery/nuclei

HIGH 68CWE-78Published 2024-07-17 · Updated 2024-08-13

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Nuclei is a fast and customizable vulnerability scanner based on simple YAML based DSL. In affected versions it a way to execute code template without -code option and signature has been discovered. Some web applications inherit from Nuclei and allow users to edit and execute workflow files. In this case, users can execute arbitrary commands. (Although, as far as I know, most web applications use -t to execute). This issue has been addressed in version 3.3.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00311 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed nuclei (projectdiscovery): 3.3.0github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3 (Go): 3.3.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
projectdiscovery	nuclei	3.0.0 to before 3.3.0	3.3.0	Patch available	CNA
—	github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3 (Go)	before 3.3.0	3.3.0	Patch available	GHSA-c3q9-c27p-cw9h

nuclei Vendorprojectdiscovery Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.3.0 Fixed in 3.3.0 Patch available CNA
github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 3.3.0 Fixed in 3.3.0 Patch available GHSA-c3q9-c27p-cw9h

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:projectdiscovery:nuclei::::::::	—	—	projectdiscovery

cpe:2.3:a:projectdiscovery:nuclei:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·projectdiscovery

Remediation

Fix · CNA nuclei (projectdiscovery) Fixed in 3.3.0
Fix · GHSA-c3q9-c27p-cw9h github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.3.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-40641
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c3q9-c27p-cw9h

References

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40641

Other 2

TI-2024-29054 Nuclei Template Signature Verification Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-18315 Interactsh server settings make users vulnerable to Subdomain Takeover CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
TI-2026-62486 Nuclei from 3.7.0 before 3.11.1 Template Signature Bypass via Modification-Time-Only Cache CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
TI-2026-29888 Code injection in projectdiscovery Nuclei CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-30165 Nuclei: Local File Read via require() Module Loader Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2024-04886 ProjectDiscovery Interactsh - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3

See all 13 →

Sources

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