Nexus Repository 3 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Task Property Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
A vulnerability in the task management component of Sonatype Nexus Repository versions 3.22.1 through 3.90.2 allows an authenticated attacker with task creation permissions to execute arbitrary code, bypassing the nexus.scripts.allowCreation security control.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Nexus Repository (Sonatype) Fixed in 3.91.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.91.0
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-02966 Nexus Repository 3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in ?describe PagesPriority LOW 23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-3199
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w2wq-7mq5-mvww
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
More Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-05133 Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-03883 OS command injection in Nexus Repository Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-04532 Nexus Repository 3 - Hardcoded Credential in Internal Database Component CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2021-15218 Multiple XSS issues exist in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3 before 3.33.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2019-07044 Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.17.0 establishes a default administrator user… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-02872 Nexus Repository Manager - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-3199 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-3199 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w2wq-7mq5-mvww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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