Payara Micro Community 5.2021.6 and below allows Directory Traversal.
Priority HIGH 65CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Payara Micro Community 5.2021.6 and below allows Directory Traversal.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.52926 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 6 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:payara:micro_community:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.2021.6 | Vulnerable | Payara Platform |
- cpe:2.3:a:payara:micro_community:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2021.6 Vulnerable ·Payara Platform
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-41381
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fq8-3w3j-58jx
References
Exploit 6
- https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-054.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164365/Payara-Micro-Community-5.2021.6-Directory-Traversal.html
- https://github.com/Net-hunter121/CVE-2021-41381/blob/main/CVE:%202021-41381-POC
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50371
- 20221115 SEC Consult SA-20221114-0 :: Path Traversal Vulnerability in Payara Platform
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169864/Payara-Platform-Path-Traversal.html
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2021-41381 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-41381 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4fq8-3w3j-58jx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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