High severity · published Oct 15, 2026
CVE-2026-97665
Nexus Repository 3 - Missing Authorization on NuGet Symbol Package Upload
7.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A missing authorization check in Nexus Repository 3's NuGet Components API upload path allows an account holding only repository read and browse privileges to upload and persist NuGet symbol packages (.snupkg) to a hosted repository, bypassing the write-permission check enforced for ordinary package uploads. Exploitation requires a hosted NuGet repository with Symbol Server enabled. If anonymous access is enabled, the built-in anonymous user holds read and browse privileges across all repositories by default, so this precondition can also be met without an authenticated account.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NR
Nexus Repository 3 · Sonatype
3.95.0 before 3.97.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97665
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97665
help.sonatype.com
https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-97-0-release-notes.html
support.sonatype.com
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/55793090807827/
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