CVE-2026-41645CWE-94

Nuclei: Environment variable disclosure via Response-Derived DSL Expressions

Medium · published May 8, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00444 · 37.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2026-05-08T03:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 MAY 03:17Z
    Nuclei: Environment variable disclosure via Response-Derived DSL Expressions
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