CVE-2026-91777

validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.

GHSA-cxp5-3px4-pw24 ↗EUVD-2026-85003 ↗

check availableZero validated a working check for it.not proven exploitableZero has a detection check, but hasn't produced a full working exploit yet.
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
maven:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind >= 2.5.0, <= 2.18.10; >= 2.19.0, <= 2.21.6; >= 2.22.0, <= 2.22.2; >= 3.0.0, <= 3.1.6; >= 3.2.0, <= 3.2.2
fixed in 2.18.11, 2.21.7, 2.22.3, 3.1.7, 3.2.3
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
ETK-2026-16, permanent identifier
pkg:maven/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind
pkg:maven/tools.jackson.core/jackson-databind
+6.8dTTV
16mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
Check if you are vulnerable
timeline
0 = cve.org publication
trigger signal (cve.org) +0dcheck available+6.8dagent stopped
0
+2d
+4d
+6d

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

check
available
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
0.45%37th percentile
agent run time
16m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-09-23 02:21Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
–
Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
–

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.

  1. 2026-09-23 02:21Z
  2. 2026-09-23 02:21Z

this entry in the feed

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  "title": "Quadratic CPU consumption in jackson-databind identity resolution",
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  "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.",
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published 2026-09-29 21:00Z
last change 2026-10-21 07:03Z

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