CVE-2020-36188

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—Elevated

8.1

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to com.newrelic.agent.deps.ch.qos.logback.core.db.JNDIConnectionSource.

CVSS v3: 8.1
EG Score: 8.1(medium)
EPSS: 93.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 6, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (20)

cve@mitrehttps://cowtowncoder.medium.com/on-jackson-cves-dont-panic-here-is-what-you-need-to-know-54cd0d6e8062
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2996
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00025.html
cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210205-0005/
cve@mitrehttps://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
cve@mitrehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
cve@mitrehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
cve@mitrehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
cve@mitrehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
cve@mitrehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cowtowncoder.medium.com/on-jackson-cves-dont-panic-here-is-what-you-need-to-know-54cd0d6e8062
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2996
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00025.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210205-0005/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	openshift-logging/elasticsearch6-rhel8:v5.0.3-1	2021-05-06	redhat
redhat	openshift4/ose-logging-elasticsearch6:v4.6.0-202104161407.p0	2021-04-27	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 ... 2.6.7.4 (63 versions)	2.6.7.5	—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 16× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCAl1ex/CVE-2020-36188
First seen Jan 11, 2021
CVE-2020-36188 &&Jackson-databind RCE
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-36188?

CVE-2020-36188 is a high vulnerability published on January 6, 2021. FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to com.newrelic.agent.deps.ch.qos.logback.core.db.JNDIConnectionSource.

When was CVE-2020-36188 disclosed?

CVE-2020-36188 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 6, 2021, 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-2020-36188 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-36188 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 93.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-36188?

CVE-2020-36188 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-36188?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-36188, 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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