CVE-2026-41646

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-21 | Published 2026-05-08 | Updated 2026-05-08 | Assigner GitHub_M

Problem types

CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Product status

References

github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/7332 exploit

github.com/...nuclei/security/advisories/GHSA-29rg-wmcw-hpf4

github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/7332

github.com/...ommit/6f2ade6a9b427c284c15a43445f9c7f055e60e5d

cve.org (CVE-2026-41646)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-41646)

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