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Vulnerability · CVE-2020-10199

Sonatype Nexus Repository Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Apr 1, 2020 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Sonatype Nexus Repository

Patch now

CVE-2020-10199 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm Sonatype Nexus Repository against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
99.06%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe sonatype/nexus · vendor Sonatype Nexus Repository

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

Are you affected?

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  • cpe sonatype/nexusversion unspecified
  • vendor Sonatype Nexus Repositoryversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2020-10199

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2020-10199 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm Sonatype Nexus Repository against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-917: Expression Language Injection. EPSS 99.06%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 1, 2020 · Catalog

    Detected

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

  2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

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

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-10199

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

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-10199

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-10199

    30-day exploitation probability 99.1%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference48343

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference49385

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/nexus_repo_manager_el_injection

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-10199

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

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157261/Nexus-Repository-Manager-3.21.1-01-Remote-Code-Execution.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160835/Sonatype-Nexus-3.21.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-10199

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

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.