CVE-2026-41282

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).

CVSS v3 4.0 MEDIUM

4.0^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/commit/6c803c74d193f85f8a6d9803ce493fd302cad0eb	Patch
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/commit/d2217320162d5782ca7cb95bef9dda17063818f3	Patch
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/7221	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/7321	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/security/advisories/GHSA-jm34-66cf-qpvr	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/7221	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/7321	Issue Tracking

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:projectdiscovery:nuclei:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-20 08:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2026-41282

Mitre link : CVE-2026-41282

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41282

JSON object : View

Products Affected

projectdiscovery

nuclei

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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