---
id: CVE-2026-17599
title: >-
  Nexus Repository 3 contained an endpoint used to change the administrator
  account password during initial onboarding
summary: >-
  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…
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-620
vendor: sonatype
product: nexus_repository_manager
affected:
  - 'nexus_repository_manager >= 3.17.0, < 3.95.0'
patched:
  - nexus_repository_manager 3.95.0
published: '2026-08-07'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T16:51:44.370'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17599'
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/53884654627475/'
    label: 103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00335
epssPercentile: 0.24252
ingestedAt: '2026-09-22T17:07:07.350Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `nexus_repository_manager >= 3.17.0, < 3.95.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `nexus_repository_manager 3.95.0`