CVE-2026-17596 Security Details

CVE ID

CVE-2026-17596

CWE

CWE-79

CVE 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.

Published

Jul 28, 2026

CVSS Score & Severity

6.1Medium

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Score

0.237%

Malware

malware

KEV Status

Not in KEV Catalog: No known exploits

Vulnerable Methods

org/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/quota/internal/SpaceRemainingQuota.check(Lorg/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/api/BlobStore;)Lorg/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/quota/BlobStoreQuotaResult;

JVMVulnerable params: 0

org/sonatype/nexus/repository/internal/blobstore/BlobStoreStateHealthCheck.check()Lcom/codahale/metrics/health/HealthCheck$Result;

JVM

Affected Ecosystems

affected

Source

National Vulnerability Database

References

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