{"id":"CVE-2026-5189","title":"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 …","summary":"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 …","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-798"],"vendor":"sonatype","product":"nexus_repository_manager","affected":["nexus_repository_manager >= 3.0.0, < 3.71.0"],"patched":["nexus_repository_manager 3.71.0"],"published":"2026-04-15","updated":"2026-09-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-18T15:37:12.463","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5189","references":[{"url":"https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-71-0-release-notes.html","label":"103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11"},{"url":"https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/50817138825491","label":"103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00527,"epssPercentile":0.43428,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-18T15:44:31.550Z","slug":"CVE-2026-5189","body":"## Overview\n\nCWE-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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `nexus_repository_manager >= 3.0.0, < 3.71.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `nexus_repository_manager 3.71.0`","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}