CVE-2026-113374 PUBLISHED

Nexus Repository 3 - Privilege Escalation via Rut Auth Capability Creation

Assigner: Sonatype
Reserved: 20.10.2026 Published: 04.11.2026 Updated: 04.11.2026

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 does not require realm administration permission when a user creates a Rut Auth capability. A user who holds only the capability creation permission (nexus:capabilities:create) can create this capability, which turns on header-based authentication for the instance. A remote client can then authenticate as an existing user, including an administrator, without credentials.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.6

Product Status

Vendor Sonatype
Product Nexus Repository 3
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 3.0.0 to 3.98.0 (excl.)

Credits

  • 0xoroot-sec finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization CWE