Nuclei: Local File Read via Workflow File-Protocol Gate Bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Nuclei is a vulnerability scanner built on a simple YAML-based DSL. From 3.0.0 until 3.10.0, the workflow template loading path does not enforce the -file capability gate when resolving file: protocol templates referenced by a workflow. An untrusted unsigned workflow can therefore load a file-protocol template and read local files from the scanner host even when the operator has not enabled file templates. The issue affects CLI users running workflows with -w and SDK integrations that accept end-user workflows while relying on the default file-access restriction. This issue is fixed in version 3.10.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 3.10.0 | 3.10.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3 (Go) | 3.0.0 to before 3.10.0 | 3.10.0 | Patch available | GHSA-qgw5-7j4f-fg97 |
- nuclei Vendorprojectdiscovery Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.10.0 Fixed in 3.10.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.10.0 Fixed in 3.10.0 Patch available GHSA-qgw5-7j4f-fg97
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| 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 3.10.0
- Fix · GHSA-qgw5-7j4f-fg97 github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.10.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-76804
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgw5-7j4f-fg97
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/security/advisories/GHSA-qgw5-7j4f-fg97
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/7489
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/commit/638be4481d27f1bbf90f971bbf6e3023777f2089
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/releases/tag/v3.10.0
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei
More projectdiscovery vulnerabilities
- 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-2024-27052 Unsigned code template execution through workflows in projectdiscovery/nuclei CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-76804 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-76804 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qgw5-7j4f-fg97 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-76804 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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