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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-7238

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager Incorrect Access Control Vulnerability

Published Mar 21, 2019 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Sonatype Nexus Repository

Patch now

CVE-2019-7238 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 10, 2022. Confirm Sonatype Nexus Repository against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
77.15%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe sonatype/nexus repository manager · vendor Sonatype Nexus Repository · vendor Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has an incorrect access control vulnerability. Exploitation allows for remote code execution. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe sonatype/nexus repository managerversion unspecified
  • vendor Sonatype Nexus Repositoryversion unspecified
  • vendor Sonatype Nexus Repository Managerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2019-7238

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2019-7238 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 10, 2022. Confirm Sonatype Nexus Repository against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 77.15%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 21, 2019 · Catalog

    Detected

    Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has an incorrect access control vulnerability. Exploitation allows for remote code execution.

  2. Dec 10, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 10, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has an incorrect access control vulnerability. Exploitation allows for remote code execution.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-7238

    Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has an incorrect access control vulnerability. Exploitation allows for remote code execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-7238

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-7238

    30-day exploitation probability 77.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-7238

    Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-7238

    Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has an incorrect access control vulnerability. Exploitation allows for remote code execution.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.