---
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: 0.00616
epssPercentile: 0.47244
ingestedAt: '2026-09-18T15:44:31.550Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `nexus_repository_manager >= 3.0.0, < 3.71.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `nexus_repository_manager 3.71.0`