CVE-2026-17599High· 7.2▾ TwilightNexus 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…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 39.6 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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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.
nexus_repository_manager >= 3.17.0, < 3.95.0Upgrade past the affected range:
nexus_repository_manager 3.95.0Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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