Answer in brief
CVE-2026-17599 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in Nexus Repository 3 - Unverified Onboarding State on change-admin-password Endpoint. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Sonatype/Nexus Repository 3 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 6.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Sonatype/Nexus Repository 3 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Sonatype/Nexus Repository 3generic | >=3.17.0 <3.95.0 | 3.95.0 |
Published upstream
Aug 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 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, 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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-17599 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in Nexus Repository 3 - Unverified Onboarding State on change-admin-password Endpoint. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Sonatype/Nexus Repository 3 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 6.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Sonatype/Nexus Repository 3 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Sonatype/Nexus Repository 3generic | >=3.17.0 <3.95.0 | 3.95.0 |
Published upstream
Aug 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 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, 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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.