Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-14504 · published 14 July 2026

CVE-2026-14504: Sonatype nexus repository manager missing authorization vulnerability

Sonatype · Nexus Repository Manager

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.

8.2 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.19% · top 92.1% CWE-862 · Missing authorization

8.2CVSS 4.0 base score

0.19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

2References

22 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Nexus Repository Manager Sonatype

References

Link	Tags
https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-94-0-release-notes.html	Release Notes
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53137654741907	Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-14504), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.