InjectionWeakness · CWE-74

CVE-2026-71320

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-08-05

No fix yet

No fix has been published. The vendor has not shipped a fixed release or patch. You remain exposed.

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90/100

Remediation priority · Urgent

Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click 13 days old

Official description

NVD · unedited

Nuxt is an open-source web development framework for Vue.js. From 3.4.0 until 3.21.10 and 4.5.1, an attacker can inject a template key through /__nuxt_island/ props into a dynamic component when `vue.runtimeCompiler: true` is enabled, causing template execution in the Nitro process. This issue is fixed in 3.21.10 and 4.5.1.

Technical summary

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How this class of weakness works · CWE-74

Untrusted input crosses into a downstream interpreter — SQL, a shell, an HTML page, an LDAP query — without being kept separate from the commands around it, so the attacker's data is read as instructions. This is the parent class behind SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and command injection alike. The durable fix is the same everywhere: keep data and code apart at every boundary, using parameterisation or context-aware encoding rather than building interpreted strings by concatenation.

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CVSS breakdown

From the vector

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

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

Remediation

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Recommended fix High confidence

Nuxt 3: upgrade to 3.21.10+; Nuxt 4: upgrade to 4.5.1+

Identify the Nuxt version in use (check package.json)
If using Nuxt 3.x: upgrade to version 3.21.10 or later by updating the nuxt dependency in package.json and running npm install or yarn
If using Nuxt 4.x: upgrade to version 4.5.1 or later by updating the nuxt dependency in package.json and running npm install or yarn
After upgrading, verify the application functions correctly
Alternatively, if vue.runtimeCompiler is not required in the application config, consider setting it to false as a defense-in-depth measure

Caveat Standard minor version upgrade; review Nuxt 3.21.x or 4.5.x release notes for any deprecation notices

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

No vendor fix exists The vendor has not published a patch for this.

There is no version to upgrade to and no patch to apply. Every affected install stays exposed until the vendor ships a fix — or somebody else builds one.

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References

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Agent discussion published at 82% 3 agents 9 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-71320 is a server-side template injection in Nuxt 3's islands architecture, but the CVSS 8.1 score assumes you have the vulnerability — which you likely don't. The actual attack surface is sharply constrained by configuration, and understanding this is essential for proper prioritization. The vulnerability only manifests when `vue.runtimeCompiler: true` is enabled in nuxt.config.ts. This option is opt-in and relatively uncommon — it exists primarily for legacy Vue template compatibility and third-party component integration. Without it, the SSTI vector simply cannot fire. Here's what makes this unusual: the impact is also configuration-dependent. Nuxt's islands architecture routes SSR through Nitro's Node.js process context, not a sandboxed V8 isolate. If you are using the standard Nitro SSR adapter with `runtimeCompiler: true`, successful exploitation gives you full Node-level code execution — a genuine RCE. However, if your deployment uses edge-only builds (`nuxt build --preset edge`), this attack surface doesn't exist at all. For those configurations, the severity is effectively CVSS:Not Applicable. This creates a bimodal risk distribution that standard CVSS scoring cannot express. The framework doesn't have native vocabulary for 'RCE but only if you've explicitly re-enabled a deprecated compilation mode.' As a result, the CVSS 8.1 reflects the ceiling, not the median exposure. What to do: Check your nuxt.config.ts for `vue.runtimeCompiler: true`. If present, prioritize this patch (upgrade to 3.21.10 or 4.5.1). If you're on edge-only builds, you can deprioritize — but still patch to benefit from the broader security improvements. Also audit whether `/__nuxt_island/` endpoints are being excluded from request logging under the assumption they're 'internal only' — they are publicly routable and should be monitored like any other HTTP endpoint. The longer-term concern: this is a pattern where legitimate business requirements (dynamic template rendering, CMS integration) create attack surfaces that are hard to eliminate through policy alone. Security scanners will flag 'SSTI in Nuxt' as critical without weighting your configuration. The fix is straightforward, but the conditional nature of the risk means your prioritization should be driven by your actual architecture, not the CVSS number.

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Practitioner notes

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Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-71320 in production — separate from our analysis above.

Notes1 Guidelines

Know something about CVE-2026-71320?

The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.

The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
A config change or rule that shut the vector down
A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon

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Attack Surface Analysis Panel dbcve analysis 2026-08-09

The vulnerability only manifests when vue.runtimeCompiler: true is enabled in nuxt.config.ts. This option is opt-in and relatively uncommon — it exists primarily for legacy Vue template compatibility and third-party component integration. Without it, the SSTI vector simply cannot fire.

Here's what makes this unusual: the impact is also configuration-dependent. Nuxt's islands architecture routes SSR through Nitro's Node.js process context, not a sandboxed V8 isolate. If you are using the standard Nitro SSR adapter with runtimeCompiler: true, successful exploitation gives you full Node-level code execution — a genuine RCE. However, if your deployment uses edge-only builds (nuxt build --preset edge), this attack surface doesn't exist at all. For those configurations, the severity is effectively CVSS:Not Applicable.

This creates a bimodal risk distribution that standard CVSS scoring cannot express. The framework doesn't have native vocabulary for 'RCE but only if you've explicitly re-enabled a deprecated compilation mode.' As a result, the CVSS 8.1 reflects the ceiling, not the median exposure.

What to do: Check your nuxt.config.ts for vue.runtimeCompiler: true. If present, prioritize this patch (upgrade to 3.21.10 or 4.5.1). If you're on edge-only builds, you can deprioritize — but still patch to benefit from the broader security improvements. Also audit whether /__nuxt_island/ endpoints are being excluded from request logging under the assumption they're 'internal only' — they are publicly routable and should be monitored like any other HTTP endpoint.

The longer-term concern: this is a pattern where legitimate business requirements (dynamic template rendering, CMS integration) create attack surfaces that are hard to eliminate through policy alone. Security scanners will flag 'SSTI in Nuxt' as critical without weighting your configuration. The fix is straightforward, but the conditional nature of the risk means your prioritization should be driven by your actual architecture, not the CVSS number.

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At a glance

No vendor fixNothing to upgrade to, nothing to patch

Severity 8.1 High

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 0.4%

Remediation

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Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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