Nexus Repository is widely used for artifact storage; this flaw lets authenticated users with role create/update escalate to admin, risking supply-chain and repository takeover across many orgs.
CVE-2026-97712
Privilege escalation in Sonatype Nexus Repository allowing admin takeover.
Is CVE-2026-97712 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-97712 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked.
How severe is CVE-2026-97712?
CVE-2026-97712 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-97712?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-97712. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-97712 affect?
CVE-2026-97712 affects Sonatype Nexus Repository 3, Nexus Repository Manager 3.x. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-97712?
Upgrade to vendor-fixed Nexus release; restrict role assignment permissions until patched.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated users with create/update role permissions can grant roles/privileges they don't possess, enabling full admin access and repository takeover.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 3.0.0 and < 3.97.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.