Nuclei from 3.7.0 before 3.11.1 Template Signature Bypass via Modification-Time-Only Cache
Priority HIGH 66CWE-347Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
Nuclei versions before 3.11.1 cache template signature verification based only on file modification time without content checksums. Attackers can replace verified templates with unsigned malicious content and restore the original modification time to bypass signature checks and execute arbitrary operating system commands.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00121 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed nuclei (projectdiscovery): 3.11.1
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 | 3.7.0 to before 3.11.1 | 3.11.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- nuclei Vendorprojectdiscovery Affected 3.7.0 to before 3.11.1 Fixed in 3.11.1 Patch available CNA
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 3.11.1
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92718
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-77rj-h8wx-6cgq
References
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-2026-29888 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-92718 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92718 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-77rj-h8wx-6cgq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-92718 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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