CVE-2025-3586 [High] | RCE in Digital Experience Platform

In Liferay Portal 7.4.3.27 through 7.4.3.42, and Liferay DXP 2024.Q1.1 through 2024.Q1.20, 2023.Q4.0 through 2023.Q4.10, 2023.Q3.1 through 2023.Q3.10, 7.4 update 27 through update 42 (Liferay PaaS, and Liferay Self-Hosted), the Objects module does not restrict the use of Groovy scripts in Object actions for Admin Users. This allows remote authenticated admin users with the Instance Administrator role to execute arbitrary Groovy scripts (i.e., remote code execution) through Object actions. In contrast, in Liferay DXP (Liferay SaaS), the use of Groovy in Object actions is not allowed due to the high security risks it poses. Starting from Liferay DXP 2024.Q2 and later, a new feature has been introduced in Instance Settings that allows administrators to configure whether Groovy scripts are allowed in their instances.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.54%	0.39%	-0.15%
2	2026-05-18	0.41%	0.54%	+0.14%
3	2026-04-07	—	0.41%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.54%

0.39%

-0.15%

2026-05-18

0.41%

0.54%

+0.14%

2026-04-07

—

0.41%

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Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	4.0	HIGH	`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network. Attack complexity (AC:H) Exploitation depends on constrained or hard-to-reproduce conditions. Attack requirements (AT:N) No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability. Privileges required (PR:H) High privileges are required. User interaction (UI:N) No user interaction is required. Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:H) High confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system. Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:H) High integrity impact on the vulnerable system. Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:H) High availability impact on the vulnerable system. Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:N) No confidentiality impact on subsequent systems. Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N) No integrity impact on subsequent systems. Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N) No availability impact on subsequent systems. Exploit maturity (threat) (E:X) Not defined: no reliable threat intelligence; scoring assumes the worst case (equivalent to Attacked). Confidentiality requirement (CR:X) Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case). Integrity requirement (IR:X) Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case). Availability requirement (AR:X) Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case). Modified attack vector (MAV:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Vector (AV). Modified attack complexity (MAC:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Complexity (AC). Modified attack requirements (MAT:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Requirements (AT). Modified privileges required (MPR:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base Privileges Required (PR). Modified user interaction (MUI:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base User Interaction (UI). Modified vulnerable system confidentiality impact (MVC:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base VC metric. Modified vulnerable system integrity impact (MVI:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base VI metric. Modified vulnerable system availability impact (MVA:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base VA metric. Modified subsequent system confidentiality impact (MSC:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base SC metric. Modified subsequent system integrity impact (MSI:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base SI metric. Modified subsequent system availability impact (MSA:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base SA metric. Safety (supplemental) (S:X) Not evaluated. Automatable (supplemental) (AU:X) Not evaluated. Recovery (supplemental) (R:X) Not evaluated. Value density (supplemental) (V:X) Not evaluated. Vulnerability response effort (supplemental) (RE:X) Not evaluated. Provider urgency (supplemental) (U:X) Not evaluated.	—	—	[email protected]
7.2	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.2	5.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.5

4.0

HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Exploitation depends on constrained or hard-to-reproduce conditions.
Attack requirements (AT:N): No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability.
Privileges required (PR:H): High privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:N): No user interaction is required.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:H): High confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:H): High integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:H): High availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:N): No confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N): No integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N): No availability impact on subsequent systems.
Exploit maturity (threat) (E:X): Not defined: no reliable threat intelligence; scoring assumes the worst case (equivalent to Attacked).
Confidentiality requirement (CR:X): Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Integrity requirement (IR:X): Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Availability requirement (AR:X): Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Modified attack vector (MAV:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Vector (AV).
Modified attack complexity (MAC:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Complexity (AC).
Modified attack requirements (MAT:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Requirements (AT).
Modified privileges required (MPR:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base Privileges Required (PR).
Modified user interaction (MUI:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base User Interaction (UI).
Modified vulnerable system confidentiality impact (MVC:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base VC metric.
Modified vulnerable system integrity impact (MVI:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base VI metric.
Modified vulnerable system availability impact (MVA:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base VA metric.
Modified subsequent system confidentiality impact (MSC:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base SC metric.
Modified subsequent system integrity impact (MSI:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base SI metric.
Modified subsequent system availability impact (MSA:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base SA metric.
Safety (supplemental) (S:X): Not evaluated.
Automatable (supplemental) (AU:X): Not evaluated.
Recovery (supplemental) (R:X): Not evaluated.
Value density (supplemental) (V:X): Not evaluated.
Vulnerability response effort (supplemental) (RE:X): Not evaluated.
Provider urgency (supplemental) (U:X): Not evaluated.

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[email protected]

7.2

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.2

5.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-3586

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
liferay	digital_experience_platform	>= 2023.Q3.1, <= 2023.Q3.10	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform::::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	>= 2023.q4.0, <= 2023.q4.10	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform::::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	>= 2024.Q1.1, <= 2024.Q1.20	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform::::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update27::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update28::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update29::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update30::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update31::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update32::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update33::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update34::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update35::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update36::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update37::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update38::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update39::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update40::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update41::::::
liferay	digital_experience_platform	7.4	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:digital_experience_platform:7.4:update42::::::
liferay	liferay_portal	>= 7.4.3.27, < 7.4.3.43	cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_portal::::::::

References for CVE-2025-3586

URL	Tags
https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/CVE-2025-3586	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2025-3586

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-3586

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-3586

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-3586

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-3586

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-3586

References for CVE-2025-3586