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 p6spy (3.8.6) 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 com.p6spy.engine.spy.P6DataSource mishandling.
CVE-2019-16943
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 4.9%, top 9% 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
- —
- EPSS
- 91.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 1, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
Advisory Details (10)
Auto-updated Jun 6, 2026Block 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-2019-16943(8)
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
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libjackson2-databind-java-doc (2.4.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | 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.el7eap | 2020-01-21 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-wildfly-transaction-client-0:1.1.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6eap | 2020-01-21 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2019-11-18 | 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
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind | 2.0.0 ... 2.6.7.2 (64 versions) | 2.6.7.3 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(7)
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-2019:3901MODERATE2019-09-27
RHSA-2019:3901 — Moderate
- 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
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