Administrator code execution via unrestricted Groovy actions
Published Sep 1, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
Incorrect authorization in Liferay Portal and DXP allows remote authenticated users with Instance Administrator rights to execute Groovy code. The Objects module accepts Groovy scripts in Object actions without restricting that interpreter for administrator-authored actions and validations. Exploitation requires the Instance Administrator role and yields arbitrary code execution on self-hosted or PaaS instances; SaaS blocks Groovy actions.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in Liferay Portal and DXP allows remote authenticated users with Instance Administrator rights to execute Groovy code. The Objects module accepts Groovy scripts in Object actions without restricting that interpreter for administrator-authored actions and validations. Exploitation requires the Instance Administrator role and yields arbitrary code execution on self-hosted or PaaS instances; SaaS blocks Groovy actions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-3586
- Published
- Sep 1, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Liferay
- Product
- Liferay Portal
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=7.4.3.27 <=7.4.3.42
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