The admin terminal in Hawt.io does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the k parameter.
https://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20Jorm%20-%20Finding%20and%20exploiting%20novel%20flaws%20in%20Java%20software.pdf
https://github.com/hawtio/hawtio/commit/5289715e4f2657562fdddcbad830a30969b96e1e
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072716
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2017-12-29
Updated: 2026-05-13
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: High
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 0.01614