Sonatype Nexus Repository up to 3.97.x Rut Auth permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sonatype Nexus Repository up to 3.97.x. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Rut Auth. The manipulation results in permission. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-113374. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sonatype Nexus Repository up to 3.97.x. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Rut Auth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-275. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at help.sonatype.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-113374 since 10/20/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 3.98.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nexus Repository 3.98.0

Timelineinfo

10/20/2026 CVE reserved
11/04/2026 +15 days Advisory disclosed
11/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: help.sonatype.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: Sonatype
CVE: CVE-2026-113374 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-113374
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-431178

Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2026 21:21
Changes: 11/04/2026 21:21 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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