CVE-2026-17601

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.2

Exploit probability—

ProductSonatype Nexus Repository Manager

PublishedAug 7, 2026

First seenAug 7, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-862Missing authorization

How to fix

Update

sonatype nexus_repository_manager3.95.0 or later

Patches

help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-95-0-release-notes.html

Vendor advisories

support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53889365883539/

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
sonatype nexus_repository_manager	3.19.0 ≤ v < 3.95.0	3.95.0

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