CVE-2026-17596 | BDVDB-2026-356231 Detail

SonatypeNexus Repository 3

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v4.0: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-08-07Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-07
Last modified: 2026-08-07

Vendor information

Vendor: Sonatype
Product: Nexus Repository 3

All Sonatype vulnerabilities

Score

6.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 37.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Cross-Site Scripting

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 3.16.0 and < 3.95.0
Fixed
3.95.0

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

6.3 Medium

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

Metric breakdown
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 v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).