CVE-2026-15479: Weak Password Recovery in H3C NX15
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.
CVE-2026-15479: Weak Password Recovery in H3C NX15
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 v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
cpe:2.3:a:h3c:nx15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-11T09:56:44.847Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a532ac668715ace43366526
Added to database: 07/12/2026, 05:48:54 UTC
Last updated: 07/12/2026, 05:48:54 UTC
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