Vulnerabilities in pkg:maven/fish.payara.distributions/payara
PACKAGECVE-2026-12986 is a HIGH payara server full has a vulnerability (CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) affecting Payara libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves payara server full has a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 7.2026.6.
pkg:maven/fish.payara.distributions/payara
Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:maven/fish.payara.distributions/payara. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.
| Advisory ID | CVE / NVD | Severity | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-x939-7fq5-v9v6 | CVE-2026-12986 | HIGH | Payara Server Full has a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability |
| GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x | CVE-2022-45129 | HIGH | Payara, when deployed to the root context, allows attackers to visit META-INF and WEB-INF |
CVE-2026-12986 at a Glance
How to Fix CVE-2026-12986
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Payara dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>fish.payara.distributions</groupId>
<artifactId>payara</artifactId>
<version>7.2026.6</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=fish.payara.distributionsHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2026-12986, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=fish.payara.distributionsAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Payara in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 7.2026.6), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=fish.payara.distributions command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), where the web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor. In Payara, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2026-12986 Affected Payara Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
fish.payara.distributions:payara
|
Maven |
≥ 4.0.0
< 7.2026.6
|
7.2026.6
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-x939-7fq5-v9v6",
"modified" : "2026-09-25T20:00:30Z",
"published" : "2026-06-24T15:31:48Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-12986" ],
"summary" : "Payara Server Full has a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability",
"details" : "A critical vulnerability in Admin GUI in Payara Server Full 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 7.2026.x, 6.2025.x, 6.2024.x on All platforms that allows the attacker to leak the admin gfresttoken to an attacker-controlled host that can result in a full unauthenticated takeover of Payara admin domain.\n\nA Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the DownloadServlet of the Admin GUI in Payara Server allows a remote attacker to exfiltrate the administrator's REST session token (gfresttoken) to an attacker-controlled host via a crafted request URL. Combined with the absence of CSRF protection on DownloadServlet, an unauthenticated attacker can trick a logged-in administrator into triggering the token leak, then replay the stolen token to gain full administrative access to the Payara domain, leading to arbitrary code execution via WAR deployment. The vulnerability exists in the DownloadServlet and associated ContentSource implementations (LogViewerContentSource, LogFilesContentSource, LBConfigContentSource, ClientStubsContentSource) within the admingui:console-common module.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V4",
"score" : "CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber"
} ],
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},
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"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
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"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12986"
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"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/payara/Payara/pull/8229"
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"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/payara/Payara/commit/be83ab093692bafb09125323f3fdefaeab9cc398"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://docs.payara.fish/community/docs/Release%20Notes/Release%20Notes%207.2026.6.html"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/payara/Payara"
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"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/payara/Payara/releases/tag/payara-server-7.2026.6"
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"severity" : "HIGH",
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"github_reviewed_at" : "2026-09-25T20:00:30Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2026-06-24T15:16:39Z"
}
}