Polymorphic deserialization of malicious object in jackson-databind
A flaw was discovered in jackson-databind in versions before 2.9.10, 2.8.11.5, and 2.6.7.3, where it would permit polymorphic deserialization of a malicious object using commons-configuration 1 and 2 JNDI classes. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind | < 2.6.7.3, >= 2.7.0, < 2.8.11.5, >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.10 | 2.6.7.3, 2.8.11.5, 2.9.10 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14892
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2462
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/41b7f9b90149e9d44a65a8261a8deedc7186f6af
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/819cdbcab51c6da9fb896380f2d46e9b7d4fdc3b
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0729
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14892
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2@%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3E
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0005
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200, CWE-502- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind- Disclosed
- 15.05.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-cf6r-3wgc-h863 - 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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