Nuclei: Local File Read via Workflow File-Protocol Gate Bypass (CVE-2026-76804) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 5.5CVE-2026-76804

Nuclei: Local File Read via Workflow File-Protocol Gate Bypass

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-76804 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in Nuclei: Local File Read via Workflow File-Protocol Gate Bypass. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps projectdiscovery/nuclei (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 22, 2026Updated Sep 22, 2026Source checked Sep 22, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 22, 2026Material review Sep 22, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 5.5
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps projectdiscovery/nuclei (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
projectdiscovery/nucleigeneric	>= 3.0.0, < 3.10.0	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for projectdiscovery/nuclei.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 22, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Nuclei is a vulnerability scanner built on a simple YAML-based DSL. From 3.0.0 until 3.10.0, the workflow template loading path does not enforce the -file capability gate when resolving file: protocol templates referenced by a workflow. An untrusted unsigned workflow can therefore load a file-protocol template and read local files from the scanner host even when the operator has not enabled file templates. The issue affects CLI users running workflows with -w and SDK integrations that accept end-user workflows while relying on the default file-access restriction. This issue is fixed in version 3.10.0.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.