Code injection in projectdiscovery Nuclei
Priority HIGH 66CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
ProjectDiscovery Nuclei 3 before 3.8.0 allows DSL expression injection. This affects use of -env-vars for multi-step templates against untrusted targets (not the default configuration).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0025 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Nuclei (ProjectDiscovery): 3.8.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 3.8.0 | 3.8.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Nuclei Vendorprojectdiscovery Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.8.0 Fixed in 3.8.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:projectdiscovery:nuclei:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | 3.0.0 to before 3.8.0 | Vulnerable | projectdiscovery |
- cpe:2.3:a:projectdiscovery:nuclei:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 3.8.0 Vulnerable ·projectdiscovery
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Nuclei (ProjectDiscovery) Fixed in 3.8.0
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41282
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrr8-h7fq-ghr8
References
Patch 2
More projectdiscovery Nuclei vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-29054 Nuclei Template Signature Verification Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-30165 Nuclei: Local File Read via require() Module Loader Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2023-19329 Nuclei Path Traversal vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-18525 Unsigned code template execution through workflows in projectdiscovery/nuclei CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2026-30164 Nuclei: Environment variable disclosure via Response-Derived DSL Expressions CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-41282 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41282 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vrr8-h7fq-ghr8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-41282 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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