Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Nexus Repository 3 - Privilege Escalation
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.6
HIGH
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-843 ↗CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sonatype | Nexus Repository 3 | 3.19.0 < 3.95.0 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Sonatype Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-07-03T17:55:12 |
| Published | 2026-08-07T16:07:43 |
| Last Updated | 2026-08-08T03:55:42 |
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