CVE-2026-17601: Nexus Repository 3 - Wildcard Privilege Update Self-Escalation to Administrator
Sonatype · Nexus Repository 3
Vendor fix available · Affected: Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 44% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Sonatype · Nexus Repository 3from 3.19.0 before 3.95.0
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Sonatype
- Published
- August 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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