CVE-2026-113371 (GCVE-0-2026-113371)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-04 20:01 – Updated: 2026-11-04 20:01
VLAI
Title
Nexus Repository 3 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Repository Signing Passphrase
Summary
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.
Severity
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
CWE
  • CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Assigner
Sonatype CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 90/100 over 37 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 Affected: 3.93.0 , < 3.98.0 (semver)
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