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CVE-2026-83557
Published:September 01, 2026
Updated:September 02, 2026
DefaultBaseTypeLimitingValidator is the PolymorphicTypeValidator applied automatically whenever @JsonTypeInfo is used without an explicitly configured custom validator. It denies polymorphic resolution only for a fixed set of "unsafe base types", and its isSafeSubType method returns true unconditionally for every base type outside that set. java.lang.Comparable was absent from the list despite being implemented by a very large fraction of JDK and application classes, comparable in breadth to java.io.Serializable, which is on the list for that reason. An application declaring an @JsonTypeInfo-annotated property or class with Comparable as its base type, and no custom PolymorphicTypeValidator, will accept a type identifier for essentially any class implementing Comparable. This yields an attacker-controlled object instantiation primitive; a demonstrated case constructs a java.io.File for an arbitrary attacker-chosen path, which becomes path-traversal-adjacent if the application subsequently calls path-sensitive methods on the value. No class implementing Comparable has been identified that yields code execution through deserialization alone. Global Default Typing via activateDefaultTyping is not affected, because that method structurally requires an explicit PolymorphicTypeValidator argument. This affects com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind from 2.11.0 before 2.18.10, from 2.19.0 before 2.21.6, and from 2.22.0 before 2.22.2, and tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind from 3.0.0 before 3.1.6 and from 3.2.0 before 3.2.2. Users should upgrade to 2.18.10, 2.21.6, 2.22.2, 3.1.6, or 3.2.2.
Affected Packages
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.19.0 <2.21.6
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.21.6
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.11.0 <2.18.10
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.18.10
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.22.0 <2.22.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.22.2
tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0 <3.1.6
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.1.6
tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=3.2.0 <3.2.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.2.2
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes
Deserialization of Untrusted Data