{"cve":"CVE-2023-37896","nvd":{"published":"2023-08-04T16:15:09.847","modified":"2026-06-17T06:08:51.200","status":"Modified","description":"Nuclei is a vulnerability scanner. Prior to version 2.9.9, a security issue in the Nuclei project affected users utilizing Nuclei as Go code (SDK) running custom templates. This issue did not affect CLI users. The problem was related to sanitization issues with payload loading in sandbox mode. There was a potential risk with payloads loading in sandbox mode. The issue occurred due to relative paths not being converted to absolute paths before doing the check for `sandbox` flag allowing arbitrary files to be read on the filesystem in certain cases when using Nuclei from `Go` SDK implementation. \n\nThis issue has been fixed in version 2.9.9. The maintainers have also enabled sandbox by default for filesystem loading. This can be optionally disabled if required. The `-sandbox` option has been deprecated and is now divided into two new options: `-lfa` (allow local file access) which is enabled by default and `-lna` (restrict local network access) which can be enabled by users optionally. The `-lfa` allows file (payload) access anywhere on the system (disabling sandbox effectively), and `-lna` blocks connections to the local/private network.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/3927","https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/releases/tag/v2.9.9","https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/security/advisories/GHSA-2xx4-jj5v-6mff","https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/pull/3927","https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/releases/tag/v2.9.9"],"products":["projectdiscovery:nuclei"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:35.729974749+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-37896","score":0.01048,"percentile":0.64234,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-2xx4-jj5v-6mff","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-2xx4-jj5v-6mff","summary":"Nuclei Path Traversal vulnerability","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:08.588771152Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2","ranges":["<2.9.9"],"fixed":["2.9.9"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei","ranges":["<2.9.9"],"fixed":["2.9.9"]}]},{"id":"GO-2023-1998","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2023-1998","summary":"Improper path sanitization in sandbox mode in github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2","modified":"2024-05-20T16:03:47Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2","ranges":["<2.9.9"],"fixed":["2.9.9"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}