Vulnerability · CVE-2026-97666
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to supply attacker-controlled input to a Java class loading call through an ExtDirect endpoint.
Published Oct 15, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Sonatype Nexus Repository 3
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-97666. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Sonatype Nexus Repository 3).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.9
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.55%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to supply attacker-controlled input to a Java class loading call through an ExtDirect endpoint. This allows the attacker to learn whether specific classes are present in the application. The issue does not by itself allow code execution.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-97666
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-97666. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-470. EPSS 0.55%. There is no CISA KEV listing. 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.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to supply attacker-controlled input to a Java class loading call through an ExtDirect endpoint. This allows the attacker to learn whether specific classes are present in the application. The issue does not by itself allow code execution.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to supply attacker-controlled input to a Java class loading call through an ExtDirect endpoint. This allows the attacker to learn whether specific classes are present in the application. The issue does not by itself allow code execution.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97666
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-97666
30-day exploitation probability 0.6%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97666
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to supply attacker-controlled input to a Java class loading call through an ExtDirect endpoint. This allows the attacker to learn whether specific classes are present in the application. The issue does not by i
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.