`CVE-2017-17485` FasterXML jackson-databind

Affected software	FasterXML jackson-databind
Severity	9.8 Critical CVSS 3.1 3 scores
Fixed in	`2.9.4`, `2.8.11`, `2.7.9.2`
Weakness	Deserialization of untrusted data (CWE-502)
Published	10 Jan 2018
Updated	17 Jun 2026

Description

FasterXML jackson-databind through 2.8.10 and 2.9.x through 2.9.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because of an incomplete fix for the CVE-2017-7525 deserialization flaw. This is exploitable by sending maliciously crafted JSON input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper, bypassing a blacklist that is ineffective if the Spring libraries are available in the classpath.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. The 2 repositories below are public GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC 2 indexed, none at 5+ stars
EPSS 50% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

2 of these are GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars. They are listed for reference and don't count toward the exploitation status above.

Index	Artifact	Stars	First seen
GitHub PoC	CVE-2017-17485:Jackson-databind RCE	2	2020-05-22
GitHub PoC	cve-2017-17485 PoC		2019-04-21

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Protection full
Action available patch rule
Review human ARMR file
Record active

Decided by	An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE
Finding	CVE is covered by a multi-CVE ARMR patch rule

Decided by

An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

Finding

CVE is covered by a multi-CVE ARMR patch rule

ARMR rule files

1 file

The rule files Waratek ships for this CVE. Some CVEs need more than one, for example one per affected library or one per ARMR version.

CVE-2017-17485.armr patch rule, ARMR 2.6 added 2020-06-25 updated 2026-03-04

How to mitigate CVE-2017-17485

Upgrade FasterXML jackson-databind to a release that fixes it: 2.9.4, 2.8.11 or 2.7.9.2. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with a rule written for this CVE. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

9.8 CRITICAL v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 3 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published

CVSS 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CISA-ADP Secondary

CVSS 2.0 7.5 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	9.8	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	NVD	Primary	published
CVSS 3.1	9.8	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	CISA-ADP	Secondary
CVSS 2.0	7.5	none	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind 2.9.0 2.9.4 unbounded

com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind 2.8.0 2.8.11 unbounded

com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind 0 2.7.9.2 unbounded

Package	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind`	2.9.0	`2.9.4`	unbounded
`com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind`	2.8.0	`2.8.11`	unbounded
`com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind`	0	`2.7.9.2`	unbounded

Products and versions

9 products, 18 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
osv	com.fasterxml.jackson.core	jackson-databind	generic	＜ 2.7.9.2 · ≥ 2.8.0 and ＜ 2.8.11 · ≥ 2.9.0 and ＜ 2.9.4
nvd	debian	debian linux	generic	8.0 · 9.0
nvd	fasterxml	jackson-databind	generic	＜ 2.6.7.3 · ≥ 2.7.0 and ＜ 2.7.9.2 · ≥ 2.8.0 and ＜ 2.8.11 · ≥ 2.9.0 and ＜ 2.9.4
nvd	netapp	e-series santricity os controller	generic	≥ 11.0.0 and ≤ 11.60.3
nvd	netapp	e-series santricity web services proxy	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	oncommand shift	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	snapcenter	generic	any version
nvd	redhat	jboss enterprise application platform	generic	6.0.0 · 6.4.0 · 7.1
nvd	redhat	openshift container platform	generic	3.11 · 4.1

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

osv

com.fasterxml.jackson.core

jackson-databind

generic

＜ 2.7.9.2 · ≥ 2.8.0 and ＜ 2.8.11 · ≥ 2.9.0 and ＜ 2.9.4

nvd

debian

debian linux

generic

8.0 · 9.0

nvd

fasterxml

jackson-databind

generic

＜ 2.6.7.3 · ≥ 2.7.0 and ＜ 2.7.9.2 · ≥ 2.8.0 and ＜ 2.8.11 · ≥ 2.9.0 and ＜ 2.9.4

nvd

netapp

e-series santricity os controller

generic

≥ 11.0.0 and ≤ 11.60.3

nvd

netapp

e-series santricity web services proxy

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

oncommand shift

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

snapcenter

generic

any version

nvd

redhat

jboss enterprise application platform

generic

6.0.0 · 6.4.0 · 7.1

nvd

redhat

openshift container platform

generic

3.11 · 4.1

References

URL	Tags
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/1855	WEB
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/10fe7f17ea7c8da2a71e7a0c774b420a1d5c1b50	WEB
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/2235894210c75f624a3d0cd60bfb0434a20a18bf	WEB
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/459107dccc9b3ea991af3e6ad0953e54b01ef7c1	WEB
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/4f16f67ebd22c7522fdbb8a7eb87e3026a807d61	WEB
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/978798382ceb72229e5036aa1442943933d6d171	WEB
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/f031f27a31625d07922bdd090664c69544200a5d	WEB
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/eb217dd0f87c5fb471e0668575644aa7eba9a3d3	WEB
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/bb45fb16709018842f858f1a6e1118676aaa34bd	WEB
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind	PACKAGE

URL

Timeline

Published	2018-01-10	By the CVE Program.
ARMR remediation created	2020-06-25	Earliest commit adding this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule.
ARMR remediation last updated	2026-03-04	Most recent commit touching this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule.
Last VRT activity	2026-03-04	Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2018-01-10

By the CVE Program.

ARMR remediation created

2020-06-25

Earliest commit adding this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule.

ARMR remediation last updated

2026-03-04

Most recent commit touching this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule.

Last VRT activity

2026-03-04

Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (2 of 24 rules ran)

2 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file decided it matched Protected by Waratek Covered by ARMR patch: CVE-2017-17485.armr

3 armr-secure-rule-file not reached An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification not reached A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification not reached Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream not reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side not reached Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven not reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central. When every such package is one business applications do not use (Minecraft mods and launchers, Fastjson) and no tracked product is named by CPE, it settles the CVE as Outside Waratek scope instead

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint not reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven not reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable not reached An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit not reached Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match not reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc not reached Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold not reached Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published not reached Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

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