CVE-2026-97712

{
  "etk_id": "ETK-2026-1697",
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-97712",
  "display_id": "CVE-2026-97712",
  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-3mxp-fmm4-39rw",
  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-102155",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Role-management privilege escalation in Nexus Repository 3",
  "summary": "Nexus Repository 3 has an authorization issue in role creation and modification. A user allowed to create or update roles may assign permissions they do not possess, potentially gaining administrative access; the attacker must already hold one of those role-management permissions.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade Nexus Repository 3 to version 3.97.0. Until upgraded, restrict role creation and update permissions to tightly controlled administrator accounts.",
  "vendor": "Sonatype",
  "product": "Nexus Repository 3",
  "affected": [
    {
      "affected_notes": [],
      "affected_ranges": [
        ">= 3.0.0, < 3.97.0"
      ],
      "ecosystem": null,
      "fixed_versions": [
        "3.97.0"
      ],
      "package_name": "Nexus Repository 3",
      "purl": null
    }
  ],
  "cwes": [
    862
  ],
  "cvss_score": 8.7,
  "cvss_src": "cna_vendor",
  "cvss_vector": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
  "epss_score": 0.0027,
  "epss_percentile": 0.1733,
  "epss_asof": "2026-10-20",
  "automation": "deterministic",
  "check": true,
  "check_confidence_basis": "differential",
  "exploit": false,
  "pipeline_minutes": 24.44058606666667,
  "t0_at": "2026-10-15T15:34:40.948000+00:00",
  "signals": {
    "check": {
      "at": "2026-10-15T17:17:02.444626+00:00",
      "days": 0.071082136875,
      "is_lower_bound": false,
      "measured_at": "2026-10-15T15:34:40.948000+00:00",
      "url": null
    },
    "trigger_signal": {
      "at": "2026-10-15T15:34:40.948000+00:00",
      "days": 0,
      "is_lower_bound": false,
      "measured_at": "2026-10-15T15:34:40.948000+00:00",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97712"
    }
  }
}