---
title: "CVE-2026-92718: Nuclei - Command Injection"
description: "Nuclei < 3.11.1 contains a command injection caused by caching template signature verification based only on file modification time without content checksums, letting attackers replace verified templates with malicious content to execute arbitrary OS commands, exploit requires ability to replace template files."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-92718/
---

# CVE-2026-92718 Nuclei - Command Injection

Nuclei < 3.11.1 contains a command injection caused by caching template signature verification based only on file modification time without content checksums, letting attackers replace verified templates with malicious content to execute arbitrary OS commands, exploit requires ability to replace template files.

CVSS base score 7.3 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.12% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92718)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

16 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-347](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/347.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 3.11.1 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92718](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92718)
- [https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/blob/v3.11.0/pkg/catalog/index/metadata.go#L78-L84](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/blob/v3.11.0/pkg/catalog/index/metadata.go#L78-L84)
- [https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/blob/v3.11.0/pkg/templates/compile.go#L610-L624](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/blob/v3.11.0/pkg/templates/compile.go#L610-L624)
- [https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/commit/9de96e4dda5a03da963b9ae6582f03ea55791a76](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/commit/9de96e4dda5a03da963b9ae6582f03ea55791a76)
- [https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/issues/7663](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/issues/7663)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nuclei-from-3.7.0-before-3.11.1-template-signature-bypass-via-modification-time-only-cache](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nuclei-from-3.7.0-before-3.11.1-template-signature-bypass-via-modification-time-only-cache)
- [https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei)

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