CVE-2019-15588
There is an OS Command Injection in Nexus Repository Manager <= 2.14.14 (bypass CVE-2019-5475) that could allow an attacker a Remote Code Execution (RCE).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
There is an OS Command Injection in Nexus Repository Manager <= 2.14.14 (bypass CVE-2019-5475) that could allow an attacker a Remote Code Execution (RCE). All instances using CommandLineExecutor.java with user-supplied data is vulnerable, such as the Yum Configuration Capability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.60% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-78
- Affected
- sonatype/nexus repository manager
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
EPSS 5.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/688270Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033490774-CVE-2019-5475-Nexus-Repository-Manager-2-OS-Command-Injection-2019-08-09Vendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/688270Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033490774-CVE-2019-5475-Nexus-Repository-Manager-2-OS-Command-Injection-2019-08-09Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.