CVE-2026-91777
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.GHSA-cxp5-3px4-pw24 ↗EUVD-2026-85003 ↗
description
jackson-databind can consume disproportionate CPU while resolving forward object references in identity-enabled collections or maps. An unauthenticated party able to submit JSON for deserialization can cause denial of service when the application accepts attacker-controlled data into an affected identity-enabled model.
mitigation
Upgrade jackson-databind to 2.18.11, 2.21.7, 2.22.3, 3.1.7, or 3.2.3, as appropriate for the release line. Until upgraded, do not deserialize untrusted JSON into identity-enabled collections or maps, or restrict such inputs.
fixed in 2.18.11, 2.21.7, 2.22.3, 3.1.7, 3.2.3
outcome
Mechanism verified: the exploit fired on the vulnerable build and stayed silent on the patched one, but the server it ran against was ours, so no check ships for it.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-09-23 02:21Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
- 2026-09-23 02:21Zcve.org record for CVE-2026-91777
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published 2026-09-29 21:00Z
last change 2026-10-21 06:02Z
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