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.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qgw5-7j4f-fg97 Nuclei: Local File Read via Workflow File-Protocol Gate Bypass
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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.
Title Nuclei: Local File Read via Workflow File-Protocol Gate Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-284
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-22T16:41:46.188Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T19:52:28.212Z

Link: CVE-2026-76804

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-22T17:17:24.943

Modified: 2026-09-22T17:17:24.943

Link: CVE-2026-76804

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Updated: 2026-09-22T18:30:17Z

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