High severity · published Jul 12, 2026
CVE-2026-15479
H3C NX15 Administrator Password Modification Endpoint modify change_passwd password recovery
7.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NX
NX15 · H3C
V100R017 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15479
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15479
github.com
https://github.com/coconut652-7/IOT_Vul_Public/tree/main/H3C/NX15R017/pre_auth_pwd_change
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15479
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/submit/837069
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/377785
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/377785/cti
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