CVE-2026-41282 (GCVE-0-2026-41282)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-20 07:10 – Updated: 2026-04-21 00:59
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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).
Severity
4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-20 14:47 UTC
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProjectDiscovery | Nuclei |
Affected:
3.0.0 , < 3.8.0
(semver)
|
guessed |
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