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CVE-2026-59888 medium CVSS 6.5

Vulnerability in com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (CVE-2026-59888)

Summary

Vulnerability in com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (CVE-2026-59888). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via PropertyNamingStrategy. Mitigation: upgrade to 2.21.4 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Summary

For Java Records, POJOPropertiesCollector._removeUnwantedIgnorals() records a @JsonIgnore-annotated component under its original implicit name before _renameUsing() applies the PropertyNamingStrategy. After the rename, _ignoredPropertyNames still holds only the pre-rename name, so _ignorableProps is built from the stale key. The renamed JSON key passes IgnorePropertiesUtil.shouldIgnore() and is assigned to the Record's constructor parameter, defeating the @JsonIgnore.

Impact

A Record using a naming strategy that relies on @JsonIgnore to keep an internal/privileged component out of deserialization can have that component set from the wire via its renamed key (e.g. a role/flag controlled by an untrusted client).

Affected / Patched (verified via git tag --contains)

  • 2.15-2.18 line: >= 2.15.0, < 2.18.8 -> fixed in 2.18.8 (backport c7c6783)
  • 2.19-2.21 line: >= 2.19.0, < 2.21.4 -> fixed in 2.21.4
  • 3.x line: >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.4 -> fixed in 3.1.4 (#5974, baa2cdf)

Severity / CWE

Maintainer: minor. Reporter: Moderate. CWE-915; related CWE-345.

Credits

Omkhar Arasaratnam (@omkhar) - finder.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-59888 has been found in com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like PropertyNamingStrategy over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10.
What to do: upgrade com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind to 2.21.4 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind CVE-2026-59888" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-59888 (com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind) — CWE-915 / CVSS v3 6.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: PropertyNamingStrategy / _ignoredPropertyNames / _ignorableProps / c7c6783
Patched: 2.21.4 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (CWE-915) exists in com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via PropertyNamingStrategy without authentication.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind. Attack surface: PropertyNamingStrategy / _ignoredPropertyNames / _ignorableProps / c7c6783.

🔥 Severity

Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 2.21.4.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify
    Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.

    資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。

  2. 2
    Apply patch patch
    Upgrade com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind to 2.21.4

    ステージング環境で 2.21.4 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。

  3. 3
    Post-deployment verification verify
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.21.4"}]}]
maven tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.4"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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