CRITICALCVE-2026-5189Published Modified CNA Sonatype
CVE-2026-5189: Nexus Repository 3 - Hardcoded Credential in Internal Database Component
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
- CVSS v4.0
- 9.2
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- Fixed in
- 3.71.0
- Affected Products
- 1
Affected packages
- Sonatype / Nexus Repository< 3.71.0 (from 3.0.0)
CVSS 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:NReferences