CVE-2026-15479

H3C NX15 Administrator Password Modification Endpoint modify change_passwd password recovery

Published Jul 12, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title H3C NX15 Administrator Password Modification Endpoint modify change_passwd password recovery
First Time appeared H3c
H3c nx15
Weaknesses CWE-640
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:h3c:nx15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products H3c
H3c nx15
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulDB
Published
Updated
Jul 14, 2026, 2:39 PM
Reserved
Jul 11, 2026, 9:56 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 12, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 3:10 PM