CVE-2026-15479: H3C NX15 Administrator Password Modification Endpoint modify change_passwd password recovery

Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-12 · updated 2026-10-25
Weakness: CWE-640

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.

Affected products

H3C NX15: V100R017

References

https://github.com/coconut652-7/IOT_Vul_Public/tree/main/H3C/NX15R017/pre_auth_pwd_change
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15479
https://vuldb.com/submit/837069
https://vuldb.com/vuln/377785
https://vuldb.com/vuln/377785/cti

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