Nexus Repository 3 - Session Not Invalidated on User Account Deletion or Deactivation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-613.
Summary
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 did not immediately terminate a user's active login session or revoke their cached permissions when that user's account was deleted, deactivated, or had its password changed. A user whose account was already logged in at the time of one of these actions could continue using their existing session to interact with the repository as though the account were still active, until that session independently expired. Depending on the permissions previously held, this could allow continued unauthorized access to read, modify, or delete repository content after access was intended to be revoked.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonatype | Nexus Repository 3 | 3.0.0 to before 3.95.0 | 3.95.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Sonatype | org.sonatype.security:security-system | 1.1.0 – 3.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Sonatype | org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-security | 2.6.0-01 – 3.88.0-08 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Sonatype | org.sonatype.nexus.common.components:nexus-security | 3.89.0-09 to before 3.95.0 | 3.95.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Nexus Repository 3 VendorSonatype Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.95.0 Fixed in 3.95.0 Patch available CNA
- org.sonatype.security:security-system VendorSonatype Affected 1.1.0 – 3.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-security VendorSonatype Affected 2.6.0-01 – 3.88.0-08 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.sonatype.nexus.common.components:nexus-security VendorSonatype Affected 3.89.0-09 to before 3.95.0 Fixed in 3.95.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Nexus Repository 3 (Sonatype) Fixed in 3.95.0
- Fix · CNA org.sonatype.nexus.common.components:nexus-security (Sonatype) Fixed in 3.95.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 3.95.0
10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-14434 Nexus Repository 3 - HikariCP connectionInitSql Injection RCE via DataStore Configuration APIPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-14432 Nexus Repository 3 - Wildcard Privilege Update Self-Escalation to AdministratorPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-12341 Nexus Repository 3 - Privilege EscalationPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-17600
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9pmx-p77j-955r
- 2026-10-25 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-05133 Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-03883 OS command injection in Nexus Repository Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-02763 Nexus Repository 3 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Task Property Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-04532 Nexus Repository 3 - Hardcoded Credential in Internal Database Component CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2021-15218 Multiple XSS issues exist in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3 before 3.33.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2019-07044 Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.17.0 establishes a default administrator user… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-17600 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-17600 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9pmx-p77j-955r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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