CVE-2026-17601 json
Nexus Repository 3 - Wildcard Privilege Update Self-Escalation to Administrator
published 2026-08-07 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-23 16 d ago also EUVD-2026-54514
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 3.95.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.9 | 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 |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.9 | 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/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 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Sonatype Nexus Repository 3
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing 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/53889365883539/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-17601
- NVD CVE-2026-17601
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