PT-2026-33132 · Sonatype · Nexus Repository

Published 2026-04-15 · Updated 2026-04-15 · CVE-2026-5189

Mitre

CVSS v4.0

9.2

Critical

AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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.

Fix

Using Hardcoded Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-798

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-5189

Affected Products

Nexus Repository

References · 3

• https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-71-0-release-notes.html · Patch
• https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/50817138825491 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5189 · Security Note