A Polymorphic Typing issue was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind 2.0.0 through 2.9.10. When Default Typing is enabled (either globally or for a specific property) for an externally exposed JSON endpoint and the service has the commons-dbcp (1.4) jar in the classpath, and an attacker can find an RMI service endpoint to access, it is possible to make the service execute a malicious payload. This issue exists because of org.apache.commons.dbcp.datasources.SharedPoolDataSource and org.apache.commons.dbcp.datasources.PerUserPoolDataSource mishandling.
CVE-2019-16942
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 5.7%, top 8% 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).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 51(Track)EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track
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 computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation6% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 6%
- EPSS %ILE
- 93%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 1, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
Advisory Details (10)
Auto-updated Sep 6, 2026[GEODE-7255] Need to pick up CVE-2019-16942 - ASF Jira
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GEODE-7255Block two more gadget types (commons-dbcp, p6spy, CVE-2019-16942 / CVE-2019-16943) · Issue #2478 · FasterXML/jackson-databind · GitHub
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2478Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0161Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0160Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0159Vendor Advisories for CVE-2019-16942(9)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2020:3192Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Fuse 7.7.0 release and security update
- RHSA-2020:2333Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: EAP Continuous Delivery Technical Preview Release 19 security update
- RHSA-2020:2067Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat build of Thorntail 2.5.1 security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2020:0445Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3.6 security update
- RHSA-2020:0160Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.6 on RHEL 7 security update
- RHSA-2020:0161Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.6 on RHEL 8 security update
- RHSA-2020:0159Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.6 on RHEL 6 security update
- RHSA-2020:0164Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.6 security update
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Patch Availability(7)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libjackson2-databind-java-doc (2.4.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2) @ xenial | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| redhat | jackson-databind | 2020-07-28 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2020-05-18 | redhat |
| redhat | pki-deps:10.6-8020020191204213056.6a468ee4 | 2020-04-28 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-wildfly-transaction-client-0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap | 2020-01-21 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-wildfly-transaction-client-0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap | 2020-01-21 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-wildfly-transaction-client-0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap | 2020-01-21 | redhat |
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
(8 across 8 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| jackson-databind | 2.9.8-3 | 2.9.8-3+deb10u1 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
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| jackson-databind | — | 2.10.0-2 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| jackson-databind | — | 2.10.0-2 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| jackson-databind | — | 2.10.0-2 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| jackson-databind | — | 2.10.0-2 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| jackson-databind | 2.4.2-2 ... 2.4.2-2+deb8u8 (9 versions) | 2.4.2-2+deb8u9 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| jackson-databind | 2.8.6-1 ... 2.8.6-1+deb9u5 (6 versions) | 2.8.6-1+deb9u6 | — |
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind | 2.0.0 ... 2.6.7.2 (61 versions) | 2.6.7.3 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(6)
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.
- Red HatRHSA-2020:0895MODERATE2019-09-27
RHSA-2020:0895 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2020:0899MODERATE2019-09-27
RHSA-2020:0899 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2020:0939MODERATE2019-09-27
RHSA-2020:0939 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2020:1644MODERATE2019-09-27
RHSA-2020:1644 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2321MODERATE2019-09-27
RHSA-2020:2321 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-4813-1MEDIUM
Jackson Databind vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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