CVE-2026-54512 (GCVE-0-2026-54512)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-23 20:56 – Updated: 2026-06-24 15:22
VLAI
Title
jackson-databind: PolymorphicTypeValidator bypass via generic type parameters allows arbitrary class instantiation
Summary
jackson-databind contains the general-purpose data-binding functionality and tree-model for Jackson Data Processor. From 2.10.0 until 2.18.8, 2.21.4, and 3.1.4, jackson-databind's PolymorphicTypeValidator (PTV) is the primary safety mechanism guarding polymorphic deserialization. When polymorphic typing is enabled and a type identifier contains generic parameters (i.e. the type ID string contains <), DatabindContext._resolveAndValidateGeneric() validates only the raw container class name (the substring before <) against the configured PTV. If the container type is approved, the method parses the full canonical type string via TypeFactory.constructFromCanonical() and returns the fully parameterized type without ever validating the nested type arguments against the PTV. The nested type arguments are then resolved, instantiated, and populated as beans during deserialization. An attacker who controls the type ID can therefore place a denied class as a generic type parameter of an allowed container — for example java.util.ArrayList<com.evil.Gadget> when only java.util.ArrayList is allow-listed. The container passes the PTV check; com.evil.Gadget is loaded via Class.forName(name, true, loader), instantiated, and its properties are set from attacker-controlled JSON. This completely bypasses an explicitly configured PTV allow-list. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.18.8, 2.21.4, and 3.1.4.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-24 14:54 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-184 - Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7879 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
FasterXML jackson-databind Affected: >= 2.10.0, < 2.18.8
Affected: >= 2.19.0, < 2.21.4
Affected: >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.4
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  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

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