CVE-2026-5189
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Description
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.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.2
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11
Published
2026-04-15 19:16:37.990000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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"published": "2026-04-15T19:16:37.990",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
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"value": "CWE-798: El uso de credenciales codificadas en las versiones 3.0.0 a 3.70.5 de Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager permite a un atacante no autenticado con acceso a la red obtener acceso de lectura/escritura no autorizado a la base de datos interna y ejecutar comandos arbitrarios del sistema operativo como el usuario del proceso de Nexus. La explotación requiere que la configuración no predeterminada nexus.orient.binaryListenerEnabled=true esté habilitada."
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