CVE-2026-17594 json
Nexus Repository 3 - Authorization Bypass in Repository Creation
published 2026-08-07 3 mo ago modified 2026-09-22 48 d ago also EUVD-2026-54520
- cvss
- 4.9
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
Nexus Repository 3 CE/Pro versions 3.0.0 through 3.94.x contain an incorrect authorization vulnerability (CWE-863) in the repository-creation user interface. An individual user account holding a delegated repository-admin privilege scoped to a specific repository format could create a repository of a different, unauthorized format, because authorization was checked against one request field while a separate, attacker-controlled field determined the repository format actually created. This does not affect the anonymous user, which cannot hold this privilege by default. Fixed in version 3.95.0.
Patch / fix
- Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 3.95.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template Sonatype Nexus Repository < 3.95.0 - Privilege Escalation via Repository Format Mismatch nuclei detection template
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Sonatype Nexus Repository 3
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
help.sonatype.com
/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-95-0-release-notes.html
patch, release-notes
-
support.sonatype.com
/hc/en-us/articles/53851569407891/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-17594
- NVD CVE-2026-17594
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