medium5.3
CVE-2026-41645
Nuclei: Environment variable disclosure via Response-Derived DSL Expressions
Impact
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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3 | >= 3.0.0, < 3.8.0 | 3.8.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Projectdiscovery | Nuclei | from 3.0.0 before 3.8.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jm34-66cf-qpvr
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/security/advisories/GHSA-jm34-66cf-qpvr
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/7221
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/7321
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41645
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/commit/6c803c74d193f85f8a6d9803ce493fd302cad0eb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/commit/d2217320162d5782ca7cb95bef9dda17063818f3
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/releases/tag/v3.8.0