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Nexus Repository - SSRF in SSL Certificate Retrieval

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-7494
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 01:48 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Nexus Repository - SSRF in SSL Certificate Retrieval

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Jul 2026, 15:46 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-7494
Complete source record
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    "summary": "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.",
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