diff --git a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
index 981db84995..bd68cfc306 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ on extensive configurability, massive extensibility and ease of use.`)
 		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.ShowMatchLine, "show-match-line", "sml", false, "show match lines for file templates, works with extractors only"),
 		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.ZTLS, "ztls", false, "use ztls library with autofallback to standard one for tls13 [Deprecated] autofallback to ztls is enabled by default"), //nolint:all
 		flagSet.StringVar(&options.SNI, "sni", "", "tls sni hostname to use (default: input domain name)"),
-		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.Sandbox, "sandbox", false, "sandbox nuclei for safe templates execution"),
+		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.AllowLocalFileAccess, "allow-local-file-access", "lfa", false, "allows file (payload) access anywhere on the system"),
+		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.RestrictLocalNetworkAccess, "restrict-local-network-access", "lna", false, "blocks connections to the local / private network"),
 		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.Interface, "interface", "i", "", "network interface to use for network scan"),
 		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.AttackType, "attack-type", "at", "", "type of payload combinations to perform (batteringram,pitchfork,clusterbomb)"),
 		flagSet.StringVarP(&options.SourceIP, "source-ip", "sip", "", "source ip address to use for network scan"),
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/generators.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/generators.go
index 9cc8a97612..98fc6aa138 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/generators.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/generators.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type PayloadGenerator struct {
 }
 
 // New creates a new generator structure for payload generation
-func New(payloads map[string]interface{}, attackType AttackType, templatePath string, sandbox bool, catalog catalog.Catalog, customAttackType string) (*PayloadGenerator, error) {
+func New(payloads map[string]interface{}, attackType AttackType, templatePath string, allowLocalFileAccess bool, catalog catalog.Catalog, customAttackType string) (*PayloadGenerator, error) {
 	if attackType.String() == "" {
 		attackType = BatteringRamAttack
 	}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func New(payloads map[string]interface{}, attackType AttackType, templatePath st
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	compiled, err := generator.loadPayloads(payloadsFinal, templatePath, config.DefaultConfig.TemplatesDirectory, sandbox)
+	compiled, err := generator.loadPayloads(payloadsFinal, templatePath, config.DefaultConfig.TemplatesDirectory, allowLocalFileAccess)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/load.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/load.go
index 18325e40a2..92ec932019 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/load.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/generators/load.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // loadPayloads loads the input payloads from a map to a data map
-func (generator *PayloadGenerator) loadPayloads(payloads map[string]interface{}, templatePath, templateDirectory string, sandbox bool) (map[string][]string, error) {
+func (generator *PayloadGenerator) loadPayloads(payloads map[string]interface{}, templatePath, templateDirectory string, allowLocalFileAccess bool) (map[string][]string, error) {
 	loadedPayloads := make(map[string][]string)
 
 	for name, payload := range payloads {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (generator *PayloadGenerator) loadPayloads(payloads map[string]interface{},
 			if len(elements) >= 2 {
 				loadedPayloads[name] = elements
 			} else {
-				if sandbox {
+				if !allowLocalFileAccess {
 					pt = filepath.Clean(pt)
 					templateAbsPath, err := filepath.Abs(templatePath)
 					if err != nil {
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go
index 4e9df494a3..95293a519f 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func Init(options *types.Options) error {
 	if options.ResolversFile != "" {
 		opts.BaseResolvers = options.InternalResolversList
 	}
-	if options.Sandbox {
+	if options.RestrictLocalNetworkAccess {
 		opts.Deny = append(networkpolicy.DefaultIPv4DenylistRanges, networkpolicy.DefaultIPv6DenylistRanges...)
 	}
 	opts.WithDialerHistory = true
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/dns.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/dns.go
index dad2ef7501..1cc8302e57 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/dns.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/dns.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (request *Request) Compile(options *protocols.ExecutorOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(request.Payloads) > 0 {
-		request.generator, err = generators.New(request.Payloads, request.AttackType.Value, request.options.TemplatePath, request.options.Options.Sandbox, request.options.Catalog, request.options.Options.AttackType)
+		request.generator, err = generators.New(request.Payloads, request.AttackType.Value, request.options.TemplatePath, request.options.Options.AllowLocalFileAccess, request.options.Catalog, request.options.Options.AttackType)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not parse payloads")
 		}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/headless.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/headless.go
index 06203d3edc..0d1d09e5e7 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/headless.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/headless.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (request *Request) Compile(options *protocols.ExecutorOptions) error {
 
 	if len(request.Payloads) > 0 {
 		var err error
-		request.generator, err = generators.New(request.Payloads, request.AttackType.Value, options.TemplatePath, options.Options.Sandbox, options.Catalog, options.Options.AttackType)
+		request.generator, err = generators.New(request.Payloads, request.AttackType.Value, options.TemplatePath, options.Options.AllowLocalFileAccess, options.Catalog, options.Options.AttackType)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not parse payloads")
 		}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http.go
index 99afe8c49c..552d9229bd 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http.go
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func (request *Request) Compile(options *protocols.ExecutorOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(request.Payloads) > 0 {
-		request.generator, err = generators.New(request.Payloads, request.AttackType.Value, request.options.TemplatePath, request.options.Options.Sandbox, request.options.Catalog, request.options.Options.AttackType)
+		request.generator, err = generators.New(request.Payloads, request.AttackType.Value, request.options.TemplatePath, request.options.Options.AllowLocalFileAccess, request.options.Catalog, request.options.Options.AttackType)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not parse payloads")
 		}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/network/network.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/network/network.go
index 86292a16c2..c344538f58 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/network/network.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/network/network.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (request *Request) Compile(options *protocols.ExecutorOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(request.Payloads) > 0 {
-		request.generator, err = generators.New(request.Payloads, request.AttackType.Value, request.options.TemplatePath, request.options.Options.Sandbox, request.options.Catalog, request.options.Options.AttackType)
+		request.generator, err = generators.New(request.Payloads, request.AttackType.Value, request.options.TemplatePath, request.options.Options.AllowLocalFileAccess, request.options.Catalog, request.options.Options.AttackType)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not parse payloads")
 		}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/websocket/websocket.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/websocket/websocket.go
index e5f03696f7..26468fd357 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/websocket/websocket.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/websocket/websocket.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (request *Request) Compile(options *protocols.ExecutorOptions) error {
 	request.dialer = client
 
 	if len(request.Payloads) > 0 {
-		request.generator, err = generators.New(request.Payloads, request.AttackType.Value, request.options.TemplatePath, request.options.Options.Sandbox, options.Catalog, options.Options.AttackType)
+		request.generator, err = generators.New(request.Payloads, request.AttackType.Value, request.options.TemplatePath, request.options.Options.AllowLocalFileAccess, options.Catalog, options.Options.AttackType)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not parse payloads")
 		}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/types/types.go b/v2/pkg/types/types.go
index ada0aed728..ad6986638c 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/types/types.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/types/types.go
@@ -285,8 +285,10 @@ type Options struct {
 	ClientCAFile string
 	// Deprecated: Use ZTLS library
 	ZTLS bool
-	// Sandbox enables sandboxed nuclei template execution
-	Sandbox bool
+	// AllowLocalFileAccess allows local file access from templates payloads
+	AllowLocalFileAccess bool
+	// RestrictLocalNetworkAccess restricts local network access from templates requests
+	RestrictLocalNetworkAccess bool
 	// ShowMatchLine enables display of match line number
 	ShowMatchLine bool
 	// EnablePprof enables exposing pprof runtime information with a webserver.