Azul Payara JMX/RMI Remote Authentication Bypass Leading to Remote Code Execution via GenericAdminAuthenticator

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-90908
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPayara
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-11-12 09:16:40 UTC
Updated2026-11-12 09:16:40 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the GenericAdminAuthenticator component of Azul Payara Server and Azul Payara Micro allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to bypass JMX/RMI administrative access restrictions by spoofing the client host address. Successful exploitation can grant administrative access to the MBean server and lead to remote code execution. Azul Payara Micro is affected only when its JMX connector is enabled.

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-807 | CWE-807 CWE-807: Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8Secondary9.3CRITICALCVSS: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...
4.0CNACVSS9.3CRITICALCVSS: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
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
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
CNA Azul Payara Payara Micro affected 7.0.0 7.6.0 semver Not specified
CNA Azul Payara Payara Micro affected 7.2024.1.Alpha1 7.2026.11 custom Not specified
CNA Azul Payara Payara Micro affected 6.0.0 6.44.0 semver Not specified
CNA Azul Payara Payara Micro affected 6.2022.1 6.2025.11 custom Not specified
CNA Azul Payara Payara Micro affected 5.20.0 5.93.0 semver Not specified
CNA Azul Payara Payara Micro affected 5.181 5.201.2 custom Not specified
CNA Azul Payara Payara Micro affected 5.2020.2 5.2022.5 custom Not specified
CNA Azul Payara Payara Micro affected 4.1.1.154.1 4.1.2.191.61 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
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
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