CVE-2019-7238 Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager Incorrect Access Control Vulnerability
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has an incorrect access control vulnerability. Exploitation allows for remote code execution.
From the CISA KEV catalogue version 2026.11.06, with Cybergen analysis. Updated 6 Nov 2026.
Should You Worry?
- CISA confirmed exploitation in the wild and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 10 Dec 2021.
- Rated Critical severity (CVSS 9.8, scored by CISA).
- It has been in the catalogue for 1,792 days. Systems still unpatched now have almost certainly been scanned for it.
What It Is
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.
What To Do Now
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Find it
Search your asset inventory and external attack surface for Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager. Include cloud images, appliances and anything a supplier runs for you.
Attack Surface Management - 2
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Hunt for compromise
If an affected system was reachable before you patched, assume it may have been hit. Check logs, new accounts, web shells and outbound connections from the date of exposure.
Incident Response - 4
Prove it is fixed
Rescan or test the system after patching. Upgrades that fail silently and forgotten secondary instances are common.
Penetration Testing
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