CVE-2026-17596
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CVE-2026-17596 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sonatype | Nexus Repository Manager | >= 3.16.0, < 3.95.0 |
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