Is CVE-2024-27920 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-27920 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-27920?

CVE-2024-27920 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-27920?

CVE-2024-27920 has an EPSS score of 0.41% (33th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-27920?

Upgrade nuclei to 3.2.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-27920

HIGH

7.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

projectdiscovery/nuclei is a fast and customisable vulnerability scanner based on simple YAML based DSL. A significant security oversight was identified in Nuclei v3, involving the execution of unsigned code templates through workflows. This vulnerability specifically affects users utilizing custom workflows, potentially allowing the execution of malicious code on the user's system. This advisory outlines the impacted users, provides details on the security patch, and suggests mitigation strategies. The vulnerability is addressed in Nuclei v3.2.0. Users are strongly recommended to update to this version to mitigate the security risk. Users should refrain from using custom workflows if unable to upgrade immediately. Only trusted, verified workflows should be executed.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

nucleiNVD

Affected:>= 3.0.0, < 3.2.0Fixed in:3.2.0CVE-2024-27920derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Issue Tracking1

github.com

Technical Description3

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-12-05.