CVE-2026-5189Nexus Repository 3 - Hardcoded Credential in Internal Database Component
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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
- 9.2 CRITICAL (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-798
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Sonatype
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Sonatype Nexus Repository sonatype:nexus_repository_manager | from 3.0.0 before 3.71.0 | CNA record |
sonatype nexus_repository_manager sonatype:nexus_repository_manager | from 3.0.0 before 3.71.0 | NVD |
References
- https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-71-0-release-notes.htmlpatch, release-notes
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/50817138825491vendor-advisory
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