{"id":"CVE-2026-14644","title":"Nexus Repository 3 contained a privilege escalation vulnerability in the REST privileges API","summary":"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 administ…","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-843"],"vendor":"sonatype","product":"nexus_repository_manager","affected":["nexus_repository_manager >= 3.19.0, < 3.95.0"],"patched":["nexus_repository_manager 3.95.0"],"published":"2026-08-07","updated":"2026-09-22","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-22T17:06:38.660","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14644","references":[{"url":"https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-95-0-release-notes.html","label":"103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11"},{"url":"https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53157550694675","label":"103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00271,"epssPercentile":0.19525,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-09T02:32:00.555Z","slug":"CVE-2026-14644","body":"## Overview\n\nNexus 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `nexus_repository_manager >= 3.19.0, < 3.95.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `nexus_repository_manager 3.95.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":209192,"id":"CVE-2026-14644","ts":1790096862040,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.2"},{"seq":209191,"id":"CVE-2026-14644","ts":1790096862040,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}