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CVE-2019-7238
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.
CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG
Attention and evidence
HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.9/10
General review priority; not probability
Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded
Sources: 4 documents and public datasets.
Hype components
Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100
Sources and documents
BleepingComputer
Press · 24 Apr 2021, 07:00 · New cryptomining malware builds an army of Windows, Linux bots - BleepingComputer
Ars Technica
Press · 09 Apr 2021, 07:00 · Windows and Linux devices are under attack by a new cryptomining worm - Ars Technica
Security Magazine
Press · 05 Jan 2021, 08:00 · The top 10 Service exploits identified in 2020 - Security Magazine
www.trendmicro.com
Press · 14 Mar 2019, 07:00 · CVE-2019-7238: RCE in Sonatype NXRM 3 - www.trendmicro.com
Score evolution
● Hype ● Reality
Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.
First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.9 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.
Public exploit evidence
2
Public exploit entries / repo candidates
Evidence context and dated references
Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.
Evidence in context
- Confidence in exploitation evidence
- Exploitation recorded
- Priority basis
- Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.8; EPSS 76.6%
- Attention, last 30 days
- 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
- Technical potential
- network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
- Observed activity
- Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
- Known scale
- Not quantified.
- Evidence confidence basis
- Trusted exploitation confirmation
Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:10.185247+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z
Source event timeline
First press mention
14 Mar 2019, 07:00
Published
21 Mar 2019, 16:45
Latest press mention
24 Apr 2021, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
10 Dec 2021, 00:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
2 repositories