Arbitrary Code Execution in jackson-databind
CVE-2018-14719GHSA-4gq5-ch57-c2mg
What to do
Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind 2.9.7, 2.8.11.3, 2.7.9.5), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.
This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.
Affected packages
Maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind
- Affected
- >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.7>= 2.8.0, <= 2.8.11.2>= 2.0.0, <= 2.7.9.4
- Fixed in
- 2.9.7, 2.7.9.5, 2.8.11.3
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database and maintainer security advisories on GitHub
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-4gq5-ch57-c2mg lists affected ranges: Maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind >=2.9.0 =2.8.0 =2.0.0 <=2.7.9.4
VerifiedObserved Structured GitHub Advisory Database record (type=reviewed) from the GitHub REST API.
Severity and exploitation
- Exploitation
- No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
- CVSS
- 9.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- CVE-2018-14719: 9.68% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 95.51 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description
As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.
FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7, 2.8.11.3, and 2.7.9.5 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to block the blaze-ds-opt and blaze-ds-core classes from polymorphic deserialization.
Dates and revisions
- Published by the source
- Last modified by the source
- Source last checked
- Revision 1 · created ·
Published from ghsa record GHSA-4gq5-ch57-c2mg
Agent brief
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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2018-14719 Advisory: Arbitrary Code Execution in jackson-databind IDs: CVE-2018-14719, GHSA-4gq5-ch57-c2mg Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2018-14719 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:12 UTC) Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected. Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8) Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV. Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind 2.9.7, 2.8.11.3, 2.7.9.5. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed. ## Affected components - Maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind: affected >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.7; >= 2.8.0, <= 2.8.11.2; >= 2.0.0, <= 2.7.9.4; fixed in 2.9.7, 2.7.9.5, 2.8.11.3 ## Suggested inspection (read-only) - Maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind: check the installed version with your package manager. ## Supported action Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version. ## Required regression checks - Run the test suite and a production build. - Exercise the features that depend on com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind. - Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed. ## Rollback considerations - Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward. ## Unresolved questions - Which deployments run an affected version? - Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority. - Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production. ## Sources - Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4gq5-ch57-c2mg (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-4gq5-ch57-c2mg lists affected ranges: Maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind >=2.9.0 =2.8.0 =2.0.0 <=2.7.9.4) Commands are suggestions: review each one before running it.
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