CVE-2026-92082

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

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS Score

Published: September 15, 2026 at 02:04 PM UTC

Updated: September 18, 2026 at 07:49 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorPayara Server

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Severity

MEDIUM6.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Payara Server · Payara

60%

4.1.144 ≤ v < 4.1.2.191.575.20.0 ≤ v < 5.89.06.0.0 ≤ v < 6.40.07.0.0 ≤ v < 7.2.07.2025.1 ≤ v < 7.2026.74.1.144 5.20.0 5.2020.1 6.0.0 6.2023.1 7.0.0 7.2025.1

Affected range stops below 4.1.2.191.57, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.89.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 6.40.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.2026.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (5)

Release Notes

Source: cverecord

https://docs.azul.com/payara/release-notes/release-notes-7.2.0.html

Release Notes

Source: cverecord

https://docs.azul.com/payara/version/6/release-notes/release-notes-6.40.0.html

Release Notes

Source: cverecord

https://docs.azul.com/payara/version/5/release-notes/release-notes-5.89.0.html

Release Notes

Source: cverecord

https://docs.azul.com/payara/version/4/release-notes/release-notes-4.1.2.191.57.html

Release Notes

Source: cverecord

https://docs.azul.com/payara-community/release-notes/release-notes-7.2026.7.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.3MEDIUMPayara

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-307

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