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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2026-5189

CVE-2026-5189: 
Sonatype Nexus 3 vulnerability analysis and mitigation

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.

Source: NVD

Related Sonatype Nexus 3 vulnerabilities:

CVE ID

Severity

Score

Technologies

Component name

CISA KEV exploit

Has fix

Published date

CVE-2026-3199CRITICAL9.4
  • Sonatype Nexus 3Sonatype Nexus 3
  • cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager
NoYesApr 08, 2026
CVE-2026-5189CRITICAL9.2
  • Sonatype Nexus 3Sonatype Nexus 3
  • cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager_3
NoYesApr 15, 2026
CVE-2026-3438MEDIUM5.1
  • Sonatype Nexus 3Sonatype Nexus 3
  • cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager
NoYesApr 08, 2026
CVE-2026-0601MEDIUM5.1
  • Sonatype Nexus 3Sonatype Nexus 3
  • cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager
NoYesJan 14, 2026
CVE-2025-13488MEDIUM5.1
  • Sonatype Nexus 3Sonatype Nexus 3
  • cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager
NoYesDec 04, 2025

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