CVE-2026-17603 Nexus Repository 3 - HikariCP connectionInitSql Injection RCE via DataStore Configuration API

Nexus Repository 3 did not sufficiently restrict which HikariCP connection-pool properties could be set through the DataStore configuration API. A user holding the nx-datastores-update permission could set the connectionInitSql property to execute arbitrary SQL against the configured database on...

CVE-2026-17603

Affected software : Nexus Repository 3. Vulnerable component : HikariCP connection pool via the DataStore configuration API, specifically the ability to set the connectionInitSql property. Root cause : insufficient restriction on which HikariCP properties can be configured through the DataStore A...