CVE-2026-2587

CRITICAL

Eclipse Glassfish - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2026-2587. PoCs published by Bhanunamikaze.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2026-2587, an EL injection vulnerability in Eclipse GlassFish. The exploit demonstrates remote code execution by leveraging unsanitized EL expressions in the GlassFish admin console gadget handler.

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.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC
by Bhanunamikaze · pythonpoc
https://github.com/Bhanunamikaze/CVE-2026-2587-Exploit-POC

This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2026-2587, an EL injection vulnerability in Eclipse GlassFish. The exploit demonstrates remote code execution by leveraging unsanitized EL expressions in the GlassFish admin console gadget handler.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Eclipse GlassFish < 7.1.0 and 8.0.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated access to the GlassFish admin console · Network access to the target server
mistral-large-3 · analyzed May 21, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 9.6
EPSS 0.0063
EPSS Percentile 45.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-917
Status published
Products (10)
eclipse/glassfish < 8.0.2
Eclipse Foundation/Eclipse Glassfish < 7.1.0
Eclipse Foundation/Eclipse Glassfish 5.1.0 - 6.2.5
Eclipse Foundation/Eclipse Glassfish 7.0.0 - 7.0.26
Eclipse Foundation/Eclipse Glassfish 7.1.0 - 7.1.1
Eclipse Foundation/Eclipse Glassfish 8.0.0
Eclipse Foundation/Eclipse Glassfish 8.0.0 - 8.0.2
Eclipse Foundation/Eclipse Glassfish 8.0.2
org.glassfish.jsftemplating/jsftemplating 0 - 4.2.0Maven
org.glassfish.main.admingui/admingui 0 - 8.0.2Maven
Published May 19, 2026
Tracked Since May 19, 2026