CVE-2026-17601Nexus Repository 3 - Wildcard Privilege Update Self-Escalation to Administrator
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A user holding a permission to update privilege definitions could modify a wildcard privilege already assigned to their own role to grant broader permissions than they were authorized to hold, including full administrative access, without any additional authorization check or role reassignment.
- CVSS
- 8.9 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Sonatype
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 sonatype:nexus_repository_manager | from 3.19.0 before 3.95.0 | CNA record |
sonatype nexus_repository_manager sonatype:nexus_repository_manager | from 3.19.0 before 3.95.0 | NVD |
References
- https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-95-0-release-notes.htmlpatch, release-notes
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53889365883539/vendor-advisory
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