CVE•Published 2020-07-31•Modified 2026-09-22•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2020-15871Sonatype · Nexus_repository_manager
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
82
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 18% of all CVEs
Description
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager OSS/Pro version before 3.25.1 allows Remote Code Execution.
Timeline
Published 2020-07-31
Modified 2026-09-22
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2020-15871Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager"All exposed Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Nexus Repository Manager"HTTP body or banner mentions "Nexus Repository Manager" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2020-15871Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2020-15871Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2020-15871Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2020-15871GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2020-15871" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2020-15871 on GitHub.