{"id":"CVE-2026-17596","title":"Nexus Repository 3 was found to be vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS)","summary":"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 woul…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-79"],"vendor":"sonatype","product":"nexus_repository_manager","affected":["nexus_repository_manager >= 3.16.0, < 3.95.0"],"patched":["nexus_repository_manager 3.95.0"],"published":"2026-08-07","updated":"2026-09-22","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-22T16:58:37.360","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17596","references":[{"url":"https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-95-0-release-notes.html","label":"103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11"},{"url":"https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53871280401555/","label":"103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00239,"epssPercentile":0.15267,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-22T17:07:07.348Z","slug":"CVE-2026-17596","body":"## Overview\n\nNexus 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `nexus_repository_manager >= 3.16.0, < 3.95.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `nexus_repository_manager 3.95.0`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":34,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":33.6,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}