Description
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.
Published: 2026-11-12
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Azul Payara JMX/RMI Remote Authentication Bypass Leading to Remote Code Execution via GenericAdminAuthenticator
Weaknesses CWE-807
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Payara

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-12T08:53:29.043Z

Reserved: 2026-09-14T10:40:08.296Z

Link: CVE-2026-90908

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-12T09:16:40.297

Modified: 2026-11-12T09:16:40.297

Link: CVE-2026-90908

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-807

    Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision