CVE-2026-14644

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.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-95-0-release-notes.html	Release Notes
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53157550694675	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

22 Sep 2026, 17:06

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager::::::::
References	~~() https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-95-0-release-notes.html -~~	() https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-95-0-release-notes.html - Release Notes
References	~~() https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53157550694675 -~~	() https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53157550694675 - Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.2
First Time		Sonatype Sonatype nexus Repository Manager

Information

Published : 2026-08-07 17:16

Updated : 2026-09-22 17:06

NVD link : CVE-2026-14644

Mitre link : CVE-2026-14644

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-14644

JSON object : View

Products Affected

sonatype

nexus_repository_manager

CWE

CWE-843

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

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