CVE-2026-76804: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in projectdiscovery nuclei
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.
CVE-2026-76804: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in projectdiscovery nuclei
Description
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
projectdiscovery
nuclei
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-19T19:52:28.212Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab2b15cf7a7c541067270da
Added to database: 09/22/2026, 16:48:28 UTC
Last updated: 09/22/2026, 16:48:28 UTC
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