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CVE-2019-9629

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-07-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.17.0 establishes a default administrator user with weak defaults (fixed credentials).

Affected products

• Sonatype Nexus Repository 3: before 3.17.0 — fixed in 3.17.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 3.17.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.twistlock.com/labs-blog/vulnerabilities-nexus-repository-left-thousands-artifacts-exposed/
• https://www.twistlock.com/labs-blog/vulnerabilities-nexus-repository-left-thousands-artifacts-exposed/

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