Polymorphic deserialization of malicious object in jackson-databind
A flaw was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind in all versions before 2.9.10 and 2.10.0, where it would permit polymorphic deserialization of malicious objects using the xalan JNDI gadget when used in conjunction with polymorphic type handling methods such as enableDefaultTyping() or when @JsonTypeInfo is using Id.CLASS or Id.MINIMAL_CLASS or in any other way which ObjectMapper.readValue might instantiate objects from unsafe sources. 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 | >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.10 | 2.9.10 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14893
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2469
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/998efd708284778f29d83d7962a9bd935c228317
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0729
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14893
- 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-20200327-0006
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind- Disclosed
- 15.05.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qmqc-x3r4-6v39 - 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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