CVE-2026-15479 H3C NX15 Administrator Password Modification Endpoint modify change_passwd password recovery
Remote attackers can modify the administrator password via a weak recovery mechanism in the H3C NX15 login API, leading to full device compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-15479?
CVE-2026-15479 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in H3C NX15, published on 12 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-640
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15479?
How do I fix CVE-2026-15479?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-15479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rg9f-h2v7-xh94.