Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2026 · Assigned by Sonatype

CVE-2026-5189Nexus Repository 3 - Hardcoded Credential in Internal Database Component

Critical 9.2

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A critical-severity hard-coded credentials in Nexus Repository from Sonatype. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.2Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sonatype	Nexus Repository	3.0.0 – before 3.71.0

Weakness: CWE-798 · 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:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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