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CVE-2026-14644

Nexus Repository 3 contained a privilege escalation vulnerability in the REST privileges API.

HIGH 8.6EPSS 0.27%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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 4.0
8.6 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.27% probability · 19th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-843
Source
103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.