CVE-2026-5189

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

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-71-0-release-notes.html
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/50817138825491

Configurations

No configuration.

History

15 Apr 2026, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-15 19:16

Updated : 2026-04-17 15:08

NVD link : CVE-2026-5189

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5189

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5189

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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