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CVE-2020-10199

Nexus Repository Manager 3 - Remote Code Execution

8.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploitFix available

Sonatype Nexus Repository before 3.21.2 allows JavaEL Injection (issue 1 of 2).

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
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

99.1%Up 77.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Sonatype Nexus Repository before 3.21.2 allows JavaEL Injection (issue 1 of 2).

Record
CVE-2020-10199
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-917
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 8.8

Sonatype Nexus Repository before 3.21.2 allows JavaEL Injection (issue 1 of 2).

Record
CVE-2020-10199
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-917
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0379 8.8

Sonatype Nexus Repository before 3.21.2 allows JavaEL Injection (issue 1 of 2).

Record
EUVD-2020-0379
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2f6-v5qh-h2mq 8.8

Nexus Repository Manager 3 - Remote Code Execution

Sonatype Nexus Repository before 3.21.2 allows JavaEL Injection (issue 1 of 2).

Record
GHSA-g2f6-v5qh-h2mq
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H
Weakness
CWE-917
Updated
2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score

Sonatype Nexus Repository Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Sonatype Nexus Repository contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.

Record
CVE-2020-10199
Weakness
CWE-917
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g2f6-v5qh-h2mq 8.8

Nexus Repository Manager 3 - Remote Code Execution

Sonatype Nexus Repository before 3.21.2 allows JavaEL Injection (issue 1 of 2).

Record
GHSA-g2f6-v5qh-h2mq
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H
Weakness
CWE-917
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-extdirect
Maven
 before 3.21.2
3.21.2
org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-extdirect
Maven
 before 3.21.2, plus listed versions
3.0.0-033.0.1-013.0.2-023.1.0-043.10.0-04
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3.11.0-013.12.0-013.12.1-013.13.0-013.14.0-043.15.0-013.15.1-013.15.2-013.15.3-013.16.0-013.16.1-023.16.2-013.17.0-013.17.1-013.17.2-033.18.0-013.18.1-013.19.0-013.19.1-013.2.0-013.2.1-013.20.0-023.20.0-043.20.1-013.20.2-013.20.3-013.21.0-013.21.0-023.21.0-053.21.1-013.3.0-013.3.1-013.3.2-023.4.0-023.5.0-023.5.1-023.5.2-013.6.0-023.6.1-023.6.2-013.7.0-043.7.1-023.8.0-023.9.0-01
3.21.2

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
MetasploitNexus Repository Manager Java EL Injection RCE2020-03-31
PoC in GitHubwsfengfan/CVE-2020-10199-102042020-04-07
PoC in GitHubjas502n/CVE-2020-101992020-04-08
PoC in GitHubmagicming200/CVE-2020-10199_CVE-2020-102042020-04-08
PoC in GitHubzhzyker/CVE-2020-10199_POC-EXP2020-04-16
Exploit-DBNexus Repository Manager - Java EL Injection RCE (Metasploit)2020-04-17
PoC in GitHubaleenzz/CVE-2020-101992020-05-15
Exploit-DBSonatype Nexus 3.21.1 - Remote Code Execution (Authenticated)2021-01-06
PoC in GitHubhugosg97/CVE-2020-10199-Nexus-3.21.012023-06-13
PoC in GitHubfinn79426/CVE-2020-101992025-05-21
NucleiSonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3 - Remote Code Execution

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
exploitation, exploits
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-10199 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Sonatype Nexus, published April 1, 2020. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.1%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-extdirect 3.21.2.

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