CVE•Published 2026-04-15•Modified 2026-09-18•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-5189Sonatype · Nexus_repository_manager
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
39
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 61% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-04-15
Modified 2026-09-18
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-2026-5189Hosts 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-2026-5189Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-5189Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-5189Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-5189GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-5189" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (2)
CVE-2026-51892 repos