Payara Server is vulnerable to brute-force login attacks due to the absence of a limit on failed login attempts

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-92082
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPayara
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-15 15:17:33 UTC
Updated2026-09-15 15:17:33 UTC
DescriptionBy default, Payara Server does not limit the number of failed login attempts, which can leave it vulnerable to brute force login attacks. To mitigate this, Payara Server includes built-in automatic attack protection. For configuration details, see  https://docs.azul.com/payara/technical-documentation/payara-server-documentation/security-guide/administering-system-security.html .

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 6.3 MEDIUM from 769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber

Problem Types: CWE-307 | CWE-307 CWE-307 Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8Secondary6.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS6.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/...

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
High
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Payara Payara Server affected 7.0.0 7.2.0 semver Not specified
CNA Payara Payara Server affected 7.2025.1 7.2026.7 custom Not specified
CNA Payara Payara Server affected 6.0.0 6.40.0 semver Not specified
CNA Payara Payara Server affected 5.20.0 5.89.0 semver Not specified
CNA Payara Payara Server affected 4.1.144 4.1.2.191.57 custom Not specified
CNA Payara Payara Server affected 6.2023.1 custom Not specified
CNA Payara Payara Server affected 5.2020.1 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
docs.azul.com/payara-community/release-notes/release-notes-7.2026.7.html 769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8 docs.azul.com
docs.azul.com/payara/version/5/release-notes/release-notes-5.89.0.html 769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8 docs.azul.com
docs.azul.com/payara/version/6/release-notes/release-notes-6.40.0.html 769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8 docs.azul.com
docs.azul.com/payara/release-notes/release-notes-7.2.0.html 769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8 docs.azul.com
docs.azul.com/payara/version/4/release-notes/release-notes-4.1.2.191.57.html 769c9ae7-73c3-4e47-ae19-903170fc3eb8 docs.azul.com
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