CVE-2026-17596

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-07. NVD baseline CVSS 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Nexus Repository 3 was found to be vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS). A user with the nexus:blobstores:create or nexus:blobstores:update permission could set a blob store name containing malicious script content, which would later execute in the browser of another user viewing system health-check status. This issue has been fixed in version 3.95.0.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1MEDIUMmedium confidence
EG Risk
28
EG Risk 28/100CISA SSVC

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
Severity61% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at every mission impact level.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
13th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at every mission impact level.

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

August 7, 2026

Last Modified

September 22, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 7, 2026
Patch available.
generic Patch Available

CVE-2026-17596 Nexus Repository 3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Blob Store Name - 2026-08-07 – Sonatype Support

https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53871280401555/
generic

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.95.0 Release Notes

https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-95-0-release-notes.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17596(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 15× in last 7d / 68× 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.

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  1. 2026-10-05 08:14 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-05 08:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-04 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-22 17:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-22 17:01 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.1
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17596?
CVE-2026-17596 is a medium vulnerability published on August 7, 2026. Nexus Repository 3 was found to be vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS). A user with the nexus:blobstores:create or nexus:blobstores:update permission could set a blob store name containing malicious script content, which would later execute in the browser of another user viewing system…
When was CVE-2026-17596 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17596 was first published on August 7, 2026, with the most recent update on September 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-17596 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17596 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (13th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17596?
CVE-2026-17596 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17596?
A fix for CVE-2026-17596 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-17596 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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