Payara Server is vulnerable to brute-force login attacks due to the absence of a limit on failed login attempts
Published Sep 15, 2026
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
By 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 .
Affected products
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- Version 4.1.144StatusaffectedConstraints<4.1.2.191.57
- Version 5.20.0StatusaffectedConstraints<5.89.0
- Version 5.2020.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.40.0
- Version 6.2023.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<7.2.0
- Version 7.2025.1StatusaffectedConstraints<7.2026.7
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payara | Payara Server | affected |
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
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/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber
1 other source (NVD) ▾
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
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Sep 15, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
Sep–Oct 2026- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v5
Table of values (2 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00300) | 20.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 9.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
References (5)
- https://docs.azul.com/payara-community/release-notes/release-notes-7.2026.7.html release-notes
- https://docs.azul.com/payara/release-notes/release-notes-7.2.0.html release-notes
- https://docs.azul.com/payara/version/4/release-notes/release-notes-4.1.2.191.57.html release-notes
- https://docs.azul.com/payara/version/5/release-notes/release-notes-5.89.0.html release-notes
- https://docs.azul.com/payara/version/6/release-notes/release-notes-6.40.0.html release-notes
Change history (0)
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