CVE-2026-14504 (GCVE-0-2026-14504)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-14 15:55 – Updated: 2026-07-14 15:55
VLAI
Title
Nexus Repository 3 - Authorization Bypass in Component Upload API
Summary
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.
Severity
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
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 Affected: 3.88.0 , < 3.94.0 (semver)
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    cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.90.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.91.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.91.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.92.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.92.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.92.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.92.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.93.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.93.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.93.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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