CVE-2017-7525

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 82.1%, top 1% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 38%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A deserialization flaw was discovered in the jackson-databind, versions before 2.6.7.1, 2.7.9.1 and 2.8.9, which could allow an unauthenticated user to perform code execution by sending the maliciously crafted input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
98.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 6, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1836
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1835
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1834
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040360
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039947
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039744
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99623

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-7525(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(26)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibjackson-json-java-doc (1.9.2-7ubuntu0.2) @ xenial2026-05-28ubuntu
redhatopenshift3/ose-logging-elasticsearch5:v3.11.153-22019-10-18redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-logging-elasticsearch5:v4.1.18-2019092019152019-09-27redhat
redhatpatch2019-04-30redhat
redhatpicketbox-0:4.1.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el62018-05-14redhat
redhatpicketbox-0:4.1.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el52018-05-14redhat
redhatrh-maven35-jackson-databind-0:2.7.6-2.4.el72018-02-22redhat
redhatpatch2018-02-12redhat
redhateap7-xom-0:1.2.10-2.redhat_1.1.ep7.el72017-12-13redhat
redhateap7-xom-0:1.2.10-2.redhat_1.1.ep7.el62017-12-13redhat
redhatpatch2017-12-13redhat
redhateap7-jboss-ec2-eap-0:7.1.0-5.GA_redhat_5.ep7.el72017-12-13redhat
redhatrhvm-appliance-0:20171102.0-12017-11-07redhat
redhatjboss-ec2-eap-0:7.5.17-1.Final_redhat_4.ep6.el62017-09-05redhat
redhatpicketlink-federation-0:2.5.4-17.SP15_redhat_1.1.ep6.el52017-09-05redhat
redhatpatch2017-09-05redhat
redhatpicketlink-federation-0:2.5.4-17.SP15_redhat_1.1.ep6.el62017-09-05redhat
redhatpicketlink-federation-0:2.5.4-17.SP15_redhat_1.1.ep6.el72017-09-05redhat
redhatpatch2017-08-29redhat
redhatjackson-databind2017-08-29redhat
redhatrh-eclipse46-jackson-databind-0:2.6.3-2.3.el72017-07-31redhat
redhateap7-jboss-ec2-eap-0:7.0.7-1.GA_redhat_1.ep7.el72017-07-31redhat
redhateap7-wildfly-web-console-eap-0:2.8.30-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el72017-07-31redhat
redhatdevtoolset-4-jackson-databind-0:2.5.0-2.4.el72017-07-31redhat
redhatpatch2017-07-31redhat
redhateap7-wildfly-web-console-eap-0:2.8.30-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el62017-07-31redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind2.8.0 ... 2.8.8.1 (10 versions)2.8.9—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(21)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 30× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-11 08:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-07-04 13:56 UTCOSV refresh
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  25. 2026-06-16 01:43 UTCOSV refresh
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  1. 2026-06-15 17:45 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-06-12 23:09 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-05-29 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-05-28 11:53 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-05-28 11:53 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-05-27 13:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-05-27 13:38 UTCEPSS rescore

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (3 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCIngenuity-Fainting-Goats/CVE-2017-7525-Jackson-Deserialization-Lab
    First seen Apr 22, 2020

    Insecure Java Deserialization Lab

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCJavanXD/Demo-Exploit-Jackson-RCE
    First seen Jan 22, 2019

    Exploiting CVE-2017-7525 demo project with Angular7 frontend and Spring.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCSecureSkyTechnology/study-struts2-s2-054_055-jackson-cve-2017-7525_cve-2017-15095
    First seen Dec 4, 2017

    Struts2の脆弱性S2-045, S2-055 および Jackson の脆弱性 CVE-2017-7525, CVE-2017-15095 の調査報告

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-7525?
CVE-2017-7525 is a critical vulnerability published on February 6, 2018. A deserialization flaw was discovered in the jackson-databind, versions before 2.6.7.1, 2.7.9.1 and 2.8.9, which could allow an unauthenticated user to perform code execution by sending the maliciously crafted input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper.
When was CVE-2017-7525 disclosed?
CVE-2017-7525 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 6, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-7525 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-7525 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-7525?
CVE-2017-7525 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-7525?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-7525, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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