CVE-2017-7525

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 38% (98th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). 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
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 38%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

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
9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
75
EG Risk 75/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
38%
EPSS %ILE
98th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

February 6, 2018

Last Modified

October 8, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Oct 8, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1836
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1835
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1834
generic

CVE-2017-7525 - PSIRT.COM

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99623
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040360
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039947
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039744

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-7525(8)

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 / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibjackson-json-java-doc (1.9.2-7ubuntu0.2) @ xenial2026-10-08ubuntu
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
redhatpatch2017-12-13redhat
redhateap7-jboss-ec2-eap-0:7.1.0-5.GA_redhat_5.ep7.el72017-12-13redhat
redhateap7-xom-0:1.2.10-2.redhat_1.1.ep7.el62017-12-13redhat
redhatrhvm-appliance-0:20171102.0-12017-11-07redhat
redhatjboss-ec2-eap-0:7.5.17-1.Final_redhat_4.ep6.el62017-09-05redhat
redhatpatch2017-09-05redhat
redhatpicketlink-federation-0:2.5.4-17.SP15_redhat_1.1.ep6.el52017-09-05redhat
redhatpicketlink-federation-0:2.5.4-17.SP15_redhat_1.1.ep6.el72017-09-05redhat
redhatpicketlink-federation-0:2.5.4-17.SP15_redhat_1.1.ep6.el62017-09-05redhat
redhatpatch2017-08-29redhat
redhatjackson-databind2017-08-29redhat
redhateap7-jboss-ec2-eap-0:7.0.7-1.GA_redhat_1.ep7.el72017-07-31redhat
redhatdevtoolset-4-jackson-databind-0:2.5.0-2.4.el72017-07-31redhat
redhatpatch2017-07-31redhat
redhatrh-eclipse46-jackson-databind-0:2.6.3-2.3.el72017-07-31redhat
redhateap7-wildfly-web-console-eap-0:2.8.30-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el72017-07-31redhat
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

(13 across 7 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jackson-databind—
  • every version up to 2.9.1-1: fixed in 2.9.1-1
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libjackson-json-java—
  • every version up to 1.9.13-2: fixed in 1.9.13-2
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Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jackson-databind—
  • every version up to 2.9.1-1: fixed in 2.9.1-1
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libjackson-json-java—
  • every version up to 1.9.13-2: fixed in 1.9.13-2
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Debian:13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jackson-databind—
  • every version up to 2.9.1-1: fixed in 2.9.1-1
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libjackson-json-java—
  • every version up to 1.9.13-2: fixed in 1.9.13-2
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Debian:14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jackson-databind—
  • every version up to 2.9.1-1: fixed in 2.9.1-1
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libjackson-json-java—
  • every version up to 1.9.13-2: fixed in 1.9.13-2
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Debian:8(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jackson-databind2.4.2-2
  • every version up to 2.4.2-2+deb8u1: fixed in 2.4.2-2+deb8u1
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libjackson-json-java1.9.2-3
  • every version up to 1.9.2-3+deb8u1: fixed in 1.9.2-3+deb8u1
—
Debian:9(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jackson-databind2.8.6-1
  • every version up to 2.8.6-1+deb9u1: fixed in 2.8.6-1+deb9u1
—
libjackson-json-java1.9.2-8
  • every version up to 1.9.2-8+deb9u1: fixed in 1.9.2-8+deb9u1
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Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind2.8.0 ... 2.8.8.1 (10 versions)
  • every version up to 2.6.7.1: fixed in 2.6.7.1
  • 2.7.0 up to 2.7.9.1: fixed in 2.7.9.1
  • 2.8.0 up to 2.8.9: fixed in 2.8.9
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Weakness Classification(2)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(18)

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

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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.

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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 ↗

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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 on February 6, 2018, with the most recent update on October 8, 2026. 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 38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (98th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
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?
A fix for CVE-2017-7525 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2017-7525 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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