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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-97712

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows a user that holds the role create or role update permission to grant roles and privileges that the account does not hold.

Published Oct 15, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 16, 2026 · Sonatype Nexus Repository 3

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-97712. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Sonatype Nexus Repository 3).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.27%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
See sources for product scope

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows a user that holds the role create or role update permission to grant roles and privileges that the account does not hold. This can give the user more access than intended, up to full administrative access.

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2026-97712

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-97712. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-862: Missing Authorization. EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows a user that holds the role create or role update permission to grant roles and privileges that the account does not hold. This can give the user more access than intended, up to full administrative access.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows a user that holds the role create or role update permission to grant roles and privileges that the account does not hold. This can give the user more access than intended, up to full administrative access.

  3. Oct 16, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows a user that holds the role create or role update permission to grant roles and privileges that the account does not hold. This can give the user more access than intended, up to full administrative access.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97712

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-97712

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97712

    Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows a user that holds the role create or role update permission to grant roles and privileges that the account does not hold. This can give the user more access than intended, up to full administrative access.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Tenable CVE DatabaseVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97712

    Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows a user that holds the role create or role update permission to grant roles and privileges that the account does not hold. This can give the user more access than intended, up to full administrative access.

    tenable.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.