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CVE-2026-15479

H3C NX15 Administrator Password Modification Endpoint modify change_passwd password recovery

Published: Jul 12, 2026Updated: Jul 14, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-640
7.3HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-640

Affected Products

H3C
commercial·CNaka h3c technologies
NX15On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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References

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