Sonatype Nexus Repository up to 3.0.0/3.88.0 Proxy Configuration server-side request forgery

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Sonatype Nexus Repository up to 3.0.0/3.88.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Proxy Configuration Handler. The manipulation results in server-side request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-0600. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Sonatype Nexus Repository up to 3.0.0/3.88.0. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Proxy Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 versions 3.0.0 and later allows authenticated administrators to configure proxy repositories with URLs that can access unintended network destinations, potentially including cloud metadata services and internal network resources. A workaround configuration is available starting in version 3.88.0, but the product remains vulnerable by default.

The weakness was presented by Kazuma Matsumoto. The advisory is available at support.sonatype.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-0600 since 01/05/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/15/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• Sonatype

Name

• Nexus Repository

Version

• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 3.6
• 3.7
• 3.8
• 3.9
• 3.10
• 3.11
• 3.12
• 3.13
• 3.14
• 3.15
• 3.16
• 3.17
• 3.18
• 3.19
• 3.20
• 3.21
• 3.22
• 3.23
• 3.24
• 3.25
• 3.26
• 3.27
• 3.28
• 3.29
• 3.30
• 3.31
• 3.32
• 3.33
• 3.34
• 3.35
• 3.36
• 3.37
• 3.38
• 3.39
• 3.40
• 3.41
• 3.42
• 3.43
• 3.44
• 3.45
• 3.46
• 3.47
• 3.48
• 3.49
• 3.50
• 3.51
• 3.52
• 3.53
• 3.54
• 3.55
• 3.56
• 3.57
• 3.58
• 3.59
• 3.60
• 3.61
• 3.62
• 3.63
• 3.64
• 3.65
• 3.66
• 3.67
• 3.68
• 3.69
• 3.70
• 3.71
• 3.72
• 3.73
• 3.74
• 3.75
• 3.76
• 3.77
• 3.78
• 3.79
• 3.80
• 3.81
• 3.82
• 3.83
• 3.84
• 3.85
• 3.86
• 3.87
• 3.88.0

License

• commercial

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