Is github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei affected by CVE-2026-41646?

Go github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei is affected in >=0.

Is CVE-2026-41646 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.1%.

medium

CVE-2026-41646

Go · github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei • Go · github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2 • Go · github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3

Summary

Nuclei: Local File Read via require() Module Loader Bypass in github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.1% (p2)
Also known as: GHSA-29rg-wmcw-hpf4, GO-2026-4965, GO-2026-4965#github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei, GO-2026-4965#github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2, GO-2026-4965#github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3
Published: 2026-05-20

References

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/security/advisories/GHSA-29rg-wmcw-hpf4
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41646
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/commit/6f2ade6a9b427c284c15a43445f9c7f055e60e5d

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Sources: CISA KEV (public domain), OSV.dev & GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0), FIRST EPSS, NVD/CWE (public domain). Served live from the Stateward advisory database.