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CVE-2026-17601
Published:August 07, 2026
Updated:September 01, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=release-3.19.0-01 <release-3.95.0-07
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version release-3.95.0-07
org.sonatype.nexus.common.components:nexus-security (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=3.89.0-09 <3.95.0-07
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.95.0-07
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
LOW
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Missing Authorization
EPSS
Base Score:
0.21