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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Sonatype
  • Nexus Repository Manager

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Vendors Products
Sonatype
  • Nexus Repository Manager
References
Link Providers
https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-71-0-release-notes.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/50817138825491 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Nexus Repository 3 - Hardcoded Credential in Internal Database Component
First Time appeared Sonatype
Sonatype nexus Repository Manager
Weaknesses CWE-798
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cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.70.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.70.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Sonatype
Sonatype nexus Repository Manager
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': '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'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Sonatype

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-15T18:58:00.845Z

Reserved: 2026-03-30T20:03:43.978Z

Link: CVE-2026-5189

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Updated: 2026-04-15T18:57:54.852Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-15T19:16:37.990

Modified: 2026-04-15T19:16:37.990

Link: CVE-2026-5189

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-15T21:15:13Z