High severity · published Aug 7, 2026
CVE-2026-14644
Nexus Repository 3 - Privilege Escalation
7.2
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NR
Nexus Repository 3 · Sonatype
3.19.0 before 3.95.0 · source: vendor
NR
Nexus Repository Manager · Sonatype
3.19.0 before 3.95.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14644
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14644
Release Notes
https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-95-0-release-notes.html
Vendor Advisory
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53157550694675
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