CVE-2026-90908NVD
Vulnerability Summary
A 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.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 9.3 (CRITICAL)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Affected & Patched Versions
- Azul Payara Payara Server >= 7.0.0 and < 7.6.0
- Azul Payara Payara Server >= 7.2024.1.Alpha1 and < 7.2026.11
- Azul Payara Payara Server >= 6.0.0 and < 6.44.0
- Azul Payara Payara Server >= 6.2022.1 and <= 6.2025.11
- Azul Payara Payara Server >= 5.20.0 and < 5.93.0
- Azul Payara Payara Server >= 5.181 and <= 5.201.2
- Azul Payara Payara Server >= 5.2020.2 and <= 5.2022.5
- Azul Payara Payara Server >= 4.1.2.191 and < 4.1.2.191.61
- Azul Payara Payara Micro >= 7.0.0 and < 7.6.0
- Azul Payara Payara Micro >= 7.2024.1.Alpha1 and < 7.2026.11
- Azul Payara Payara Micro >= 6.0.0 and < 6.44.0
- Azul Payara Payara Micro >= 6.2022.1 and <= 6.2025.11
- Azul Payara Payara Micro >= 5.20.0 and < 5.93.0
- Azul Payara Payara Micro >= 5.181 and <= 5.201.2
- Azul Payara Payara Micro >= 5.2020.2 and <= 5.2022.5
- Azul Payara Payara Micro >= 4.1.1.154.1 and < 4.1.2.191.61
- Azul Payara Payara Server 7.6.0
- Azul Payara Payara Server 7.2026.11
- Azul Payara Payara Server 6.44.0
- Azul Payara Payara Server 6.2025.11
- Azul Payara Payara Server 5.93.0
- Azul Payara Payara Server 5.201.2
- Azul Payara Payara Server 5.2022.5
- Azul Payara Payara Server 4.1.2.191.61
- Azul Payara Payara Micro 7.6.0
- Azul Payara Payara Micro 7.2026.11
- Azul Payara Payara Micro 6.44.0
- Azul Payara Payara Micro 6.2025.11
- Azul Payara Payara Micro 5.93.0
- Azul Payara Payara Micro 5.201.2
- Azul Payara Payara Micro 5.2022.5
- Azul Payara Payara Micro 4.1.2.191.61
External References
- https://docs.azul.com/payara/version/4/release-notes/release-notes-4.1.2.191.61.html
- https://docs.azul.com/payara/version/5/release-notes/release-notes-5.93.0.html
- https://docs.azul.com/payara/version/6/release-notes/release-notes-6.44.0.html
- https://docs.azul.com/payara/release-notes/release-notes-7.6.0.html
- https://docs.azul.com/payara-community/release-notes/release-notes-7.2026.11.html