Critical severity · published May 19, 2026
CVE-2026-2587
A critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was identified in the server-side template rendering mechanism used by the Glassfish gadget handler
9.6
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was identified in the server-side template rendering mechanism used by the Glassfish gadget handler. The application processes .xml files and evaluates user-supplied values within a context where Expression Language (EL) “expressions” are processed without proper sanitization or escaping. By injecting expressions such as #{7*7}, the server returns 49, confirming server-side EL evaluation. This issue allows a remote attacker to fully compromise the underlying host, enabling capabilities as reading/modifying data, executing arbitrary commands, persistence, and lateral movement. This issue affects Eclipse GlassFish: from 8.0.0 to 8.0.1, fixed in 8.0.2; 7.1.0, fixed in 7.1.1; from 7.0.0 to 7.0.25, fixed in 7.0.26. Impact on versions from 5.1.0 to 6.2.5 is unknown.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EG
Eclipse Glassfish · Eclipse Foundation
7.0.0 before 7.0.26; 7.1.0 before 7.1.1; 8.0.0 before 8.0.2 · source: vendor
GL
Glassfish · Eclipse
before 8.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2587
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2587
Exploit
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/issues/86
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