---
id: CVE-2026-17601
title: >-
  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, withou…
summary: >-
  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, withou…
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-862
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: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T15:57:42.093'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17601'
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/53889365883539/'
    label: 103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00248
epssPercentile: 0.16444
ingestedAt: '2026-09-23T16:27:22.627Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `nexus_repository_manager >= 3.19.0, < 3.95.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `nexus_repository_manager 3.95.0`