CVE-2026-5189

Nexus Repository 3 - Hardcoded Credential in Internal Database Component

CVSS 9.2 CRITICALEPSS 0.5%CWE-798

Vexday Risk Score

28Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 9.2EPSS 0.5%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch referenciado

Lifecycle

15 Apr 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

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

Affected products

Sonatype · Nexus Repository

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References

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