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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-5189 · published 15 April 2026

CVE-2026-5189: Sonatype nexus repository manager hard-coded credentials vulnerability

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.

9.2 CVSS 4.0 Critical EPSS 0.62% · top 52.6% CWE-798 · Hard-coded credentials
9.2CVSS 4.0 base score
0.62%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
18 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-71-0-release-notes.html Release Notes
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/50817138825491 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-5189), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.