CVE-2026-15479
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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.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-12 06:16:41.350000
Last modified
2026-10-25 15:10:00.147000
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