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CVE-2026-97712

Nexus Repository 3 - Privilege Escalation via Role Management

HIGH
8.7
CVSS Score
Published: October 15, 2026 at 03:34 PM UTC
Updated: October 16, 2026 at 07:55 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNexus Repository Manager

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Severity
HIGH8.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows a user that holds the role create or role update permission to grant roles and privileges that the account does not hold. This can give the user more access than intended, up to full administrative access.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Patch
Source: cverecord
https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-97-0-release-notes.html
Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/56207076233619/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.7HIGHSonatype
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-862

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