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High · 8.9 CVE-2026-17601 EUVD-2026-54514GHSA-fpjc-8wg6-ph5j

Nexus Repository 3 - Wildcard Privilege Update Self-Escalation to Administrator

Published Aug 7, 2026 · Updated Aug 7, 2026 · Assigned by Sonatype

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 3.19.0 – < 3.95.0 3.95.0

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