CVE-2026-17599

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.96.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.9 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 78% 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
6.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.9Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

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
6.9
EG Score
6.9(medium)
EG Risk
31(Track)
EG Risk 31/100SSVC: 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
Severity69% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
22%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 7, 2026

Last Modified

August 7, 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 20× in last 7d / 42× 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. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 18:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 18:47 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-19 18:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-18 17:25 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-18 17:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-17 17:07 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-17 17:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-16 17:21 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-16 17:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-15 17:35 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-15 17:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-14 17:49 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-14 17:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-13 18:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-12 18:17 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-12 18:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-11 18:31 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-11 18:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-10 18:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-09 19:00 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-09 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-08 19:15 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-08 19:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-07 19:29 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-07 19:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-07 18:29 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-07 17:25 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-07 16:27 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-07 16:27 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17599?
CVE-2026-17599 is a medium 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 in the National Vulnerability Database on August 7, 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% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 78.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17599?
CVE-2026-17599 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17599?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17599, 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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