CVE-2026-17601

UNKNOWN 0.0

Nexus Repository 3 - Wildcard Privilege Update Self-Escalation to Administrator

CVSS Score

0.0

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	sonatype
Product	nexus repository 3
Published	Aug 7, 2026

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Affected Versions

Sonatype / Nexus Repository 3

3.19.0 < 3.95.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

help.sonatype.com: https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-95-0-release-notes.html support.sonatype.com: https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53889365883539/

Credits

Beni Saprulah (HackerOne: https://hackerone.com/bebensap, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beni-saprulah)