jackson-databind vulnerable to remote code execution due to incorrect deserialization and blocklist bypass
FasterXML jackson-databind through 2.8.10 and 2.9.x through 2.9.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because of an incomplete fix for the CVE-2017-7525 deserialization flaw. This is exploitable by sending maliciously crafted JSON input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper, bypassing a blacklist that is ineffective if the Spring libraries are available in the classpath.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind | >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.4, >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.11, < 2.7.9.2 | 2.9.4, 2.8.11, 2.7.9.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17485
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/1855
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/10fe7f17ea7c8da2a71e7a0c774b420a1d5c1b50
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/2235894210c75f624a3d0cd60bfb0434a20a18bf
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/459107dccc9b3ea991af3e6ad0953e54b01ef7c1
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/4f16f67ebd22c7522fdbb8a7eb87e3026a807d61
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/978798382ceb72229e5036aa1442943933d6d171
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/f031f27a31625d07922bdd090664c69544200a5d
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/eb217dd0f87c5fb471e0668575644aa7eba9a3d3
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/bb45fb16709018842f858f1a6e1118676aaa34bd
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind
- https://github.com/irsl/jackson-rce-via-spel
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180201-0003
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200927162225/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541652/100/0/threaded
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4114
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0116
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0342
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0478
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0479
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0480
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0481
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1447
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1448
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1449
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1450
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1451
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2930
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1782
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1797
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind- Disclosed
- 18.10.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rfx6-vp9g-rh7v - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 86
- First → latest
- 10.2018 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 24
- High 48
- Medium 14
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 4
- 2019: 19
- 2020: 23
- 2021: 18
- 2022: 4
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 17
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