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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 unau

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.

EPSS 0.00036
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  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
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Scoring & Timeline

Published to NVD15 Apr 2026 · 07:16 PM
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-71-0-release-notes.html
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/50817138825491
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