CVE-2018-5968

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 7.2% (94th 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 week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 7.2%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

FasterXML jackson-databind through 2.8.11 and 2.9.x through 2.9.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because of an incomplete fix for the CVE-2017-7525 and CVE-2017-17485 deserialization flaws. This is exploitable via two different gadgets that bypass a blacklist.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
54
EG Risk 54/100CISA 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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation7% × 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
7.2%
EPSS %ILE
94th
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

January 22, 2018

Last Modified

October 8, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Sep 15, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
generic
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us
generic

NetApp Product Security

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180423-0002/
generic

Another two gadgets to exploit default typing issue in jackson-databind (CVE-2018-5968) · Issue #1899 · FasterXML/jackson-databind · GitHub

https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/1899
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1525
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0481
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0480
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0479
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0478

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2018-5968(7)

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

Patch Availability(7)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
redhatopenshift3/ose-logging-elasticsearch5:v3.11.153-22019-10-18redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-logging-elasticsearch5:v4.1.18-2019092019152019-09-27redhat
redhatrhvm-appliance-0:4.2-20180504.02018-05-15redhat
redhatjackson-databind2018-03-12redhat
redhateap7-xml-security-0:2.0.9-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el72018-03-12redhat
redhateap7-jboss-ec2-eap-0:7.1.1-3.1.GA_redhat_3.ep7.el72018-03-12redhat
redhateap7-xml-security-0:2.0.9-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el62018-03-12redhat

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

(7 across 7 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jackson-databind—
  • every version up to 2.9.4-1: fixed in 2.9.4-1
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jackson-databind—
  • every version up to 2.9.4-1: fixed in 2.9.4-1
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jackson-databind—
  • every version up to 2.9.4-1: fixed in 2.9.4-1
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jackson-databind—
  • every version up to 2.9.4-1: fixed in 2.9.4-1
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Debian:8(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jackson-databind2.4.2-2, 2.4.2-2+deb8u1, 2.4.2-2+deb8u2
  • every version up to 2.4.2-2+deb8u3: fixed in 2.4.2-2+deb8u3
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Debian:9(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jackson-databind2.8.6-1, 2.8.6-1+deb9u1, 2.8.6-1+deb9u2
  • every version up to 2.8.6-1+deb9u3: fixed in 2.8.6-1+deb9u3
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Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind2.0.0 ... 2.7.9.4 (85 versions)
  • 2.8.0 up to 2.8.11.1: fixed in 2.8.11.1
  • 2.9.0 up to 2.9.4: fixed in 2.9.4
  • every version up to 2.7.9.5: fixed in 2.7.9.5
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Weakness Classification(2)

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

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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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-5968?
CVE-2018-5968 is a high vulnerability published on January 22, 2018. FasterXML jackson-databind through 2.8.11 and 2.9.x through 2.9.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because of an incomplete fix for the CVE-2017-7525 and CVE-2017-17485 deserialization flaws. This is exploitable via two different gadgets that bypass a blacklist.
When was CVE-2018-5968 disclosed?
CVE-2018-5968 was first published on January 22, 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-2018-5968 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-5968 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 7.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (94th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-5968?
CVE-2018-5968 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-5968?
A fix for CVE-2018-5968 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2018-5968 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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