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CVE-2026-17596
Published:August 07, 2026
Updated:September 01, 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 health-check status. This issue has been fixed in version 3.95.0.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=release-3.60.0-02 <release-3.95.0-07
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version release-3.95.0-07
org.sonatype.nexus.common.components:nexus-repository-config (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=3.89.0-09 <3.95.0-07
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.95.0-07
Related Resources (1)
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-17596
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-79
EPSS
Base Score:
0.24