CVE-2026-7494

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 96% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Nexus Repository 3 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the SSL Certificate Retrieval endpoint. A user holding the nexus:ssl-truststore:read permission could cause the server to initiate outbound connections to internal or otherwise restricted network hosts. This issue affects Nexus Repository 3.0.0 through versions prior to 3.94.0.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
24(Track)
EG Risk 24/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.94.0 Release Notes

https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-94-0-release-notes.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-7494(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 22× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-26 11:45 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-26 11:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-23 03:22 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-16 12:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-15 14:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-14 16:10 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-14 16:10 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-7494?
CVE-2026-7494 is a medium vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Nexus Repository 3 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the SSL Certificate Retrieval endpoint. A user holding the nexus:ssl-truststore:read permission could cause the server to initiate outbound connections to internal or otherwise restricted network hosts. This issue affects…
When was CVE-2026-7494 disclosed?
CVE-2026-7494 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 14, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-7494 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-7494 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 95.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-7494?
CVE-2026-7494 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-7494?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-7494, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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