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CVE-2026-5189

CriticalCVSS 9.2 / 10
Published Apr 15, 2026·Last modified Sep 20, 2026
Affected Components(78)
sonatype/nexus-public
release-3.68.1-02
sonatype/nexus-public
release-3.27.0-03
sonatype/nexus-public
release-3.41.0-01
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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.

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Risk Scores
Base Score
9.2

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
7.2

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
0.62%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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