Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 returns the private signing key of a YUM proxy or group repository to an account that holds only the read privilege for administering that repository. The account does not need the privilege to edit the repository. A party that holds the key can sign repository metadata as that repository.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 unaffected
Version Status Constraints
3.93.0 affected < 3.98.0

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References
Link Providers
https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-98-0-release-notes.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/56612283547539/ cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Description Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 returns the private signing key of a YUM proxy or group repository to an account that holds only the read privilege for administering that repository. The account does not need the privilege to edit the repository. A party that holds the key can sign repository metadata as that repository.
Title Nexus Repository 3 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials in YUM Repository Signing Key
First Time appeared Sonatype
Sonatype nexus Repository Manager
Weaknesses CWE-522
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.93.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.93.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.93.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.94.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.94.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.94.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.95.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.95.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.95.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.95.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.95.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.96.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.96.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.96.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.96.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.96.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.97.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Sonatype
Sonatype nexus Repository Manager
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Sonatype

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-04T20:01:19.849Z

Reserved: 2026-10-20T01:54:48.996Z

Link: CVE-2026-113372

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-04T20:18:56.483

Modified: 2026-11-04T20:18:56.483

Link: CVE-2026-113372

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T22:15:15Z

Weaknesses