CVE-2020-14060 Deserialization of untrusted data in Jackson Databind
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via deserialization of untrusted data in jackson-databind when specific typing features are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-14060?
CVE-2020-14060 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Fasterxml Jackson-Databind, published on 14 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.5 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to oadd.org.apache.xalan.lib.sql.JNDIConnectionPool (aka apache/drill).
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14060?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind. It affects 12 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind Maven | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.10.5 |
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind Maven | From 2.9.0 | 2.9.10.5 |
Products include Fasterxml Jackson-Databind, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage, Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management, Oracle Banking Digital Experience, Oracle Communications Calendar Server and 6 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14060?
Upgrade com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind to 2.9.10.5 or later.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2020-14060 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14060 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fasterxml Jackson-Databind
- CVE-2018-11307 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in jackson-databind
- CVE-2026-54512 jackson-databind: PolymorphicTypeValidator bypass via generic type parameters allows arbitrary class instantiation
- CVE-2026-54513 jackson-databind: Array subtype allowlist bypass in BasicPolymorphicTypeValidator (allowIfSubTypeIsArray)
- CVE-2021-46877 jackson-databind possible Denial of Service if using JDK serialization to serialize JsonNode
- CVE-2019-14893 Polymorphic deserialization of malicious object in jackson-databind
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14060, GHSA-j823-4qch-3rgm, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14060.