High 8.7Published Oct 15, 2026

CVE-2026-97712Nexus Repository 3 - Privilege Escalation via Role Management

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:00 UTC)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, higher than 17% of scored CVEs.

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Every CVE for Sonatype Nexus Repository 3

Exploited in the last 30 days

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows a user that holds the role create or role update permission to grant roles and privileges that the account does not hold. This can give the user more access than intended, up to full administrative access.

CVSS: 8.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-862
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.27% (percentile 17)
Assigned by: Sonatype
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Oct 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 15, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 sonatype:nexus_repository_manager	from 3.0.0 before 3.97.0	CNA record

References

https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-97-0-release-notes.htmlpatch
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/56207076233619/vendor-advisory

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