CVE-2026-41645 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-41645: Nuclei: Environment variable disclosure via Response-Derived DSL Expressions

Vendor Projectdiscovery
Product nuclei
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published May 8, 2026
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 8, 2026 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated