CVE-2026-14504
Nexus Repository 3 - Authorization Bypass in Component Upload API
An authorization bypass in Nexus Repository 3's component upload API allowed a user with only read/browse privileges on a Swift, Terraform, or Conda hosted repository to upload arbitrary artifacts, bypassing the intended write-permission check.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Nexus Repository 3 - Authorization Bypass in Component Upload API
An authorization bypass in Nexus Repository 3's component upload API allowed a user with only read/browse privileges on a Swift, Terraform, or Conda hosted repository to upload arbitrary artifacts, bypassing the intended write-permission check.
- Record
CVE-2026-14504- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-43750
An authorization bypass in Nexus Repository 3's component upload API allowed a user with only read/browse privileges on a Swift, Terraform, or Conda hosted repository to upload arbitrary artifacts, bypassing the intended write-permission check.
- Record
EUVD-2026-43750- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3v8f-7593-ph9g
An authorization bypass in Nexus Repository 3's component upload API allowed a user with only...
An authorization bypass in Nexus Repository 3's component upload API allowed a user with only read/browse privileges on a Swift, Terraform, or Conda hosted repository to upload arbitrary artifacts, bypassing the intended write-permission check.
- Record
GHSA-3v8f-7593-ph9g- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An authorization bypass in Nexus Repository 3's component upload API allowed a user with only read/browse privileges on a Swift, Terraform, or Conda hosted repository to upload arbitrary artifacts, bypassing the intended write-permission check.
- Record
CVE-2026-14504- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Nexus Repository 3 - Authorization Bypass in Component Upload API
An authorization bypass in Nexus Repository 3's component upload API allowed a user with only read/browse privileges on a Swift, Terraform, or Conda hosted repository to upload arbitrary artifacts, bypassing the intended write-permission check.
- Record
CVE-2026-14504- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-14504 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Sonatype Nexus Repository 3, published July 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.