CVE-2026-41645 PUBLISHED

Nuclei: Environment variable disclosure via Response-Derived DSL Expressions

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 21.04.2026 Published: 08.05.2026 Updated: 08.05.2026

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 expression evaluation engine makes it possible for a malicious target server to inject and execute supported DSL expressions. This happens when HTTP response data containing helper/function syntax gets reused by multi-step templates. If the -env-vars / -ev option is explicitly enabled, this can expose host environment variables. That option is off by default, so standard configurations are not affected by the information disclosure risk. This issue has been patched in version 3.8.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor projectdiscovery
Product nuclei
Versions
  • Version >= 3.0.0, < 3.8.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE