CVE-2026-5189
criticalCWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager versions 3.0.0 through 3.70.5 allows an unauthenticated attacker with network acces…
Vendor / product: Sonatype — nexus repository manager
CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager versions 3.0.0 through 3.70.5 allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to gain unauthorized read/write access to the internal database and execute arbitrary OS commands as the Nexus process user. Exploitation requires the non-default nexus.orient.binaryListenerEnabled=true configuration to be enabled.
CVSS
9.8
9.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-04-15 19:16
Modified: 2026-10-26 21:10
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
sonatype / nexus_repository_manager ≥3.0.0 <3.71.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/50817138825491
References
- https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-71-0-release-notes.html 103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/50817138825491 103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC · record ↗