CVE-2026-14644
Nexus Repository 3 - Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.6 High
- Published
- Aug 7, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 3, 2026
Description
Nexus Repository 3 contained a privilege escalation vulnerability in the REST privileges API. An authenticated user with permission to manage privileges could, under certain role configurations, escalate their own access to full administrator by exploiting a type-confusion flaw in the privilege update endpoint.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.6 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | Sonatype |
Weaknesses
- CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Nexus Repository 3Sonatype |
|
References
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