CVE-2026-17599

HIGHNVD 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-07. NVD baseline CVSS 7.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.3%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Nexus Repository 3 contained an endpoint used to change the administrator account password during initial onboarding. This endpoint did not verify that onboarding was still in progress before allowing the password change, relying instead on the presence of a local onboarding artifact. As a result, an account holding the nexus:* permission could invoke the endpoint outside the intended onboarding flow to replace the administrator password, and existing sessions were not invalidated after the change.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
7.2HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
33
EG Risk 33/100CISA 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
Severity72% × 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
0.3%
EPSS %ILE
24th
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-2026-17599 Nexus Repository 3 - Unverified Onboarding State on change-admin-password Endpoint - 2026-08-07 – Sonatype Support

https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53884654627475/
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-2026-17599(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 17× in last 7d / 75× 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. 2026-10-04 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-09-22 17:01 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.2 · severity → HIGH
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17599?
CVE-2026-17599 is a high vulnerability published on August 7, 2026. Nexus Repository 3 contained an endpoint used to change the administrator account password during initial onboarding. This endpoint did not verify that onboarding was still in progress before allowing the password change, relying instead on the presence of a local onboarding artifact. As a result,…
When was CVE-2026-17599 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17599 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-2026-17599 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17599 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (24th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17599?
CVE-2026-17599 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17599?
A fix for CVE-2026-17599 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-17599 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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