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    CVE-2026-14644

    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 administrator by exploiting a type-confusion flaw in the privilege update endpoint.

    Published:Aug 7, 2026
    Last Modified:Aug 8, 2026
    EPS:Aug 7, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00235
    CVSS Score:8.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Sonatype
    Product
    Nexus Repository Manager
    Vendor
    Sonatype
    Product
    Nexus Repository Manager 3

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High