MEDIUM
Nexus Repository 3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Blob Store Name
Published Aug 7, 2026
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.24%
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
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- Version 3.16.0StatusaffectedConstraints<3.95.0
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonatype | Nexus Repository 3 | unaffected |
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-54518 Advisory
- https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-95-0-release-notes.html patch
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53871280401555/ vendor-advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-54518 | Advisory | |
| https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-95-0-release-notes.html | patch | |
| https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/53871280401555/ | vendor-advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Sonatype
Published Aug 7, 2026
Updated Aug 7, 2026
Reserved Jul 27, 2026
Link CVE-2026-17596
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Aug 7, 2026
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2026-54518 Assigner Sonatype
Published Aug 7, 2026
Updated Aug 7, 2026
Exploited since n/a
Link EUVD-2026-54518