Nuclei: Local File Read via Workflow File-Protocol Gate Bypass
A vulnerability in Nuclei's workflow template loader allows `file:` protocol templates to execute without the `-file` flag, bypassing a security gate that is meant to prevent local file reads on the scanner host. **Affected Component** The issue is in the workflow template loading path. The main template loader enforces the `-file` gate for file-protocol templates, but the workflow loader did not apply the same check when resolving templates referenced by a workflow. **Description** Nuclei disables file-protocol templates by default because they read local files from the host running the scanner. Operators must explicitly enable them with the `-file` flag. When a workflow references a file-protocol template, the workflow loader accepted and executed that template without verifying that `-file` was enabled. Because workflows run unsigned by default, an untrusted workflow could load and execute a file-protocol template and read local files from the scan target path, even though the operator had not enabled file templates. > [!NOTE] File-protocol templates are disabled by default. This issue only affects users who run workflows from untrusted sources without having explicitly enabled `-file`. **Affected Users** - **CLI users** running workflows (`-w`) that reference file-protocol templates from untrusted or third-party sources. - **SDK users** who integrate Nuclei into platforms where end users can supply workflow files and rely on the default `-file` restriction to block local
GO-2026-6574
Revision 1
Nuclei: Local File Read via Workflow File-Protocol Gate Bypass in github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei
Nuclei: Local File Read via Workflow File-Protocol Gate Bypass in github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: osv:GO-2026-6574
github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 3.10.0
Source reference:
/affected/2/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-76804
Source reference:
/aliases
Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #63863 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date
GHSA-qgw5-7j4f-fg97
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: osv:GHSA-qgw5-7j4f-fg97
github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 3.10.0
Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "SEMVER",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.10.0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3",
"purl": "pkg:golang/github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3",
"ecosystem": "Go"
},
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-qgw5-7j4f-fg97/GHSA-qgw5-7j4f-fg97.json"
}
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-76804
Source reference:
/aliases
Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #63892 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date