CVE-2026-15479

A vulnerability was found in H3C NX15 V100R017. Affected by this vulnerability is the function change_passwd of the file /api/login/modify of the component Administrator Password Modification Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument newPass results in weak password recovery. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/coconut652-7/IOT_Vul_Public/tree/main/H3C/NX15R017/pre_auth_pwd_change
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15479
https://vuldb.com/submit/837069
https://vuldb.com/vuln/377785
https://vuldb.com/vuln/377785/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

25 Oct 2026, 15:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Una vulnerabilidad fue encontrada en H3C NX15 V100R017. Afectada por esta vulnerabilidad es la función change_passwd del archivo /api/login/modify del componente Administrator Password Modification Endpoint. La manipulación del argumento newPass resulta en una recuperación de contraseña débil. El ataque puede ser lanzado remotamente. El exploit ha sido hecho público y podría ser usado. El proveedor fue contactado tempranamente sobre esta divulgación.

Information

Published : 2026-07-12 06:16

Updated : 2026-10-25 15:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-15479

Mitre link : CVE-2026-15479

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-15479

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-640

Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

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