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CVE-2019-7238

95
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-7238 is a critical incorrect access control vulnerability affecting Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager versions prior to 3.15.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as reflected by its CVSS score of 9.8. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, with exploit code publicly available on platforms like GitHub and numerous community discussions, indicating significant attacker interest. Media coverage also confirms its use in real-world attacks, such as cryptomining campaigns.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.0.0, < 3.15.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
76.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Dec 10, 2021
Nuclei: CVE-2019-7238 · Aug 12, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7653 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
support.sonatype.com / hc/en-us/articles/360017310793-CVE-2019-7238-Nexus-Repository-Manager-3-Missing-Access-Controls-and-Remote-Code-Execution-February-5th-2019
Vendor Advisory