CVE-2020-10204

HIGH

Sonatype Nexus < 3.21.2 - Remote Code Execution

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-10204. PoCs published by zhzyker.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a functional exploit for CVE-2020-10204, targeting Nexus Repository Manager 3.x (OSS/Pro <= 3.21.1). It leverages a deserialization vulnerability in the ExtDirect API to achieve remote code execution via crafted JSON payloads.

Description

Sonatype Nexus Repository before 3.21.2 allows Remote Code Execution.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 13 stars
by zhzyker · poc
https://github.com/zhzyker/CVE-2020-10204

This is a functional exploit for CVE-2020-10204, targeting Nexus Repository Manager 3.x (OSS/Pro <= 3.21.1). It leverages a deserialization vulnerability in the ExtDirect API to achieve remote code execution via crafted JSON payloads.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Nexus Repository Manager 3.x OSS / Pro <= 3.21.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid session cookie (NXSESSIONID) · Network access to the target's ExtDirect API endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044356194

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.2432
EPSS Percentile 97.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
org.sonatype.nexus/nexus-core 0 - 3.21.2Maven
sonatype/nexus < 3.21.2
Published Apr 01, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026