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CVE-2019-16530

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-16530 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager versions 2.x before 2.14.15 and 3.x before 3.19, as well as IQ Server before version 72. Rated 7.2 HIGH, this vulnerability allows a highly privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 72CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_iq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.14.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.0.0, <= 3.18.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.2HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0334 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 5,538 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repositoryFixed in: 2.14.15
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repositoryFixed in: 3.19.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-hmjv-px3j-933chigh

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager

May 24, 2022

References

issues.sonatype.org / secure/ReleaseNote.jspa
Release Notes
support.sonatype.com / hc/en-us/articles/360036132453
PatchVendor Advisory