Azul Payara Administration REST Interface Authentication Bypass via X-GlassFish-authToken Header Leading to Remote Code Execution
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-110003 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Payara |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-11-12 09:16:39 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-11-12 09:16:39 UTC |
| Description | A vulnerability in the administration REST interface of Azul Payara allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to bypass secure-admin remote-access restrictions by supplying an arbitrary value in the X-GlassFish-authToken HTTP header. The header's presence waives the remote-rejection check before the token is validated, and an invalid token falls through to password-based authentication, which succeeds without credentials on default domains configured with an empty administrative password. Successful exploitation grants execution of arbitrary administrative commands, equivalent to complete compromise of the server. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 9.3 CRITICAL from 769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Problem Types: CWE-288 | CWE-288 CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8 | Secondary | 9.3 | CRITICAL | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 9.3 | CRITICAL | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
NonePrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Azul Payara | Payara Server | affected 7.0.0 7.6.0 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Azul Payara | Payara Server | affected 7.2024.1.Alpha1 7.2026.11 custom | Not specified |
| CNA | Azul Payara | Payara Server | affected 6.0.0 6.44.0 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Azul Payara | Payara Server | affected 6.2022.1 6.2025.11 custom | Not specified |
| CNA | Azul Payara | Payara Server | affected 5.20.0 5.93.0 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Azul Payara | Payara Server | affected 5.181 5.201.2 custom | Not specified |
| CNA | Azul Payara | Payara Server | affected 5.2020.2 5.2022.5 custom | Not specified |
| CNA | Azul Payara | Payara Server | affected 4.1.2.191 4.1.2.191.61 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| docs.azul.com/payara-community/release-notes/release-notes-7.2026.11.html | 769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8 | docs.azul.com | |
| docs.azul.com/payara/version/5/release-notes/release-notes-5.93.0.html | 769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8 | docs.azul.com | |
| docs.azul.com/payara/version/4/release-notes/release-notes-4.1.2.191.61.html | 769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8 | docs.azul.com | |
| docs.azul.com/payara/release-notes/release-notes-7.6.0.html | 769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8 | docs.azul.com | |
| docs.azul.com/payara/version/6/release-notes/release-notes-6.44.0.html | 769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8 | docs.azul.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.