Is CVE-2026-41646 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-41646 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-41646?

CVE-2026-41646 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-41646?

CVE-2026-41646 has an EPSS score of 0.11% (2th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-41646?

Upgrade nuclei to 3.8.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-41646

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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 JavaScript protocol runtime allows JavaScript templates to read local .js and .json files through the require() function, bypassing the default local file access restriction. This issue has been patched in version 3.8.0.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

nucleiNVD

Affected:>= 3.0.0, < 3.8.0Fixed in:3.8.0CVE-2026-41646derived 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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

2ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 2% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

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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 2026-05-08.