# CVE-2026-113368: Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 privilege escalation via unauthorized repository access

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-113368-sonatype-nexus-repository-3-does-not-check-that-a-user-account  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-04. Updated: 2026-11-04  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-113368 · Severity: info · Published 2026-11-04

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 is a software component repository manager used to store and manage build artifacts. An authenticated user with permission to edit group repositories can bypass access controls to read repositories they should not have access to by adding those repositories to a group, effectively gaining unauthorized access to sensitive artifacts.

Technologies: [Sonatype Nexus Repository 3](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/nexus-repository-3). Vendors: [Sonatype](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/sonatype).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-113368 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-113368 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-113368?** Informational severity, published 4 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-113368?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-113368 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-113368?** Check whether you run Sonatype Nexus Repository 3. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient authorization checks when adding repositories as members of a group repository. An authenticated attacker with add or edit privileges on a group repository can add any repository to that group without verification that they have read access to the target repository, then access its contents through the group. The attack requires valid user credentials and explicit group management permissions.

## Affected products

- Sonatype Nexus Repository 3

## Timeline

- 2026-11-04: disclosed

## References

- [https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-98-0-release-notes.html](https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-98-0-release-notes.html)
- [https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/56599581299987/](https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/56599581299987/)

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