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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2019-7238 kev in the critical feed json

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.

published 2019-03-21 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-16782

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2021-12-10
epss
76.6%
EPSS 76.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  • sonatype nexus_repository_manager 3.15.0

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. CISA patch deadline
  4. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
4 y ago
Patch by
2022-06-10 (4 y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Sonatype, Nexus Repository Manager
CISA name
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager Incorrect Access Control Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
21 mo ago

Exploit prediction

76.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager <3.15.0 - Remote Code Execution nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.