There is an OS Command Injection in Nexus Repository Manager <= 2.14.14 (bypass CVE-2019-5475) that could allow an attacker a Remote Code E…

published 2019-11-01 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-6555

cvss: 7.2; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 5.6%; EPSS 5.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits: 0; none known

There is an OS Command Injection in Nexus Repository Manager <= 2.14.14 (bypass CVE-2019-5475) that could allow an attacker a Remote Code Execution (RCE). All instances using CommandLineExecutor.java with user-supplied data is vulnerable, such as the Yum Configuration Capability.

Patch / fix

links 1

hackerone.com/reports/688270 advisory

Exploit prediction

5.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	9.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

n/a Nexus Repository Manager

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

hackerone.com /reports/688270
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
support.sonatype.com /hc/en-us/articles/360033490774-CVE-2019-5475-Nexus-Repository-Manager-2-OS-Command-Injection-2019-08-09
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-15588
NVD CVE-2019-15588

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Summary