CVE-2026-14644
Published:August 07, 2026
Updated:September 01, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=release-3.19.0-01 <release-3.95.0-07Fix Suggestion:
Update to version release-3.95.0-07org.sonatype.nexus.common.components:nexus-security (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=3.89.0-09 <3.95.0-07Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.95.0-07Related Resources (1)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.24