Is CVE-2024-5764 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2024-5764 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2024-5764 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2024-5764 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-5764?

CVE-2024-5764 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

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MEDIUM

CVE-2024-5764

CWE-798Published: October 23, 2024· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.5

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository has been discovered in the code responsible for encrypting any secrets stored in the Nexus Repository configuration database (SMTP or HTTP proxy credentials, user tokens, tokens, among others). The affected versions relied on a static hard-coded encryption passphrase. While it was possible for an administrator to define an alternate encryption passphrase, it could only be done at first boot and not updated.

This issue affects Nexus Repository: from 3.0.0 through 3.72.0.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-5764 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), with a CVSS base score of 6.5.