CVE-2026-113371
Nexus Repository 3 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Repository Signing Passphrase
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 returns the signing passphrase of an APT or YUM repository, through an internal REST endpoint, to a user account that holds only the read privilege for administering that repository. The account does not need the privilege to edit the repository.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Nexus Repository 3 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Repository Signing Passphrase
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 returns the signing passphrase of an APT or YUM repository, through an internal REST endpoint, to a user account that holds only the read privilege for administering that repository. The account does not need the privilege to edit the repository.
- Record
CVE-2026-113371- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-117060
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 returns the signing passphrase of an APT or YUM repository, through an internal REST endpoint, to a user account that holds only the read privilege for administering that repository. The account does not need the privilege to edit the repository.
- Record
EUVD-2026-117060- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-05
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ww65-8rp8-7fpw
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 returns the signing passphrase of an APT or YUM repository, through...
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 returns the signing passphrase of an APT or YUM repository, through an internal REST endpoint, to a user account that holds only the read privilege for administering that repository. The account does not need the privilege to edit the repository.
- Record
GHSA-ww65-8rp8-7fpw- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
NVD
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 returns the signing passphrase of an APT or YUM repository, through an internal REST endpoint, to a user account that holds only the read privilege for administering that repository. The account does not need the privilege to edit the repository.
- Record
CVE-2026-113371- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-113371 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Sonatype Nexus Repository 3, published November 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.