ProjectDiscovery Nuclei up to 3.11.0 Template Signature Verification signature verification

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in ProjectDiscovery Nuclei up to 3.11.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Template Signature Verification. Such manipulation leads to signature verification. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-92718. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ProjectDiscovery Nuclei up to 3.11.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Template Signature Verification. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a signature verification vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-347. The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Nuclei versions before 3.11.1 cache template signature verification based only on file modification time without content checksums. Attackers can replace verified templates with unsigned malicious content and restore the original modification time to bypass signature checks and execute arbitrary operating system commands.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-92718 since 09/16/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.11.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Signature verification
CWE: CWE-347 / CWE-345
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nuclei 3.11.1

Timelineinfo

09/16/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/16/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-92718 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-92718
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-406052

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2026 19:57
Changes: 09/16/2026 19:57 (77)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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