What is CVE-2019-16530?

CVE-2019-16530 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Iq Server, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-16530?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Sonatype Nexus Iq Server

CVE-2019-16530

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 2.x before 2.14.15 and 3.x before 3.19, and IQ Server before 72, has remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2019-10-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.033 (88.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

issues.sonatype.org/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa (Release Notes)
support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360036132453 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16530?: CVE-2019-16530 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Iq Server, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-16530?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.