Vulnerability Analysis
Nexus Repository 3 - Wildcard Privilege Update Self-Escalation to Administrator
CVE-2026-17601
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.9
HIGH
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Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
No
KEV Date Added
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Ransomware Use
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VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
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GHSA ID
GitHub Severity
HIGH
SSVC Exploitation
None
SSVC Automatable
No
Vulnerability Class
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Identity & Timeline
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| Time to Patch (Days to fix) | - |
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| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
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| No affected products specified. | ||
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