Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-97712
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3
Nexus Repository 3 - Privilege Escalation via Role Management
CVSS 4.0
8.7High
Official description
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows a user that holds the role create or role update permission to grant roles and privileges that the account does not hold. This can give the user more access than intended, up to full administrative access.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (Sonatype) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonatype | Nexus Repository 3 | 3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.97.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-10-15
- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- Sonatype
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.26%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
18.5%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-862Missing Authorization