Vulnerability · Published Aug 7, 2026 · Assigned by Sonatype

CVE-2026-17596Nexus Repository 3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Blob Store Name

Medium 6.3

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A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Nexus Repository 3 from Sonatype. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sonatype	Nexus Repository 3	3.16.0 – before 3.95.0

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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