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CVE-2026-5189

CRITICAL CVSS 4.0: 9.2
Updated Apr 17, 2026
CWE-798
Parameter Value
CVSS 9.2 (CRITICAL)
Affected Versions 3.0.0 — 3.70.5
Type CWE-798 (Hardcoded Credentials)
Vendor CWE-798
Public PoC No

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.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Attack Requirements
Present
Additional conditions required
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v4.0