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 gai…

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1. Apr 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Sep 18, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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

• cpe sonatype/nexus repository managerversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5189

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Release Notes · help.sonatype.com
• Vendor Advisory · support.sonatype.com