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CVE-2026-89425
Published:September 23, 2026
Updated:September 23, 2026
UTF8DataInputJsonParser._reportInvalidToken() in FasterXML jackson-core builds the offending-token text for its error message by appending Java identifier characters to a StringBuilder in a loop that has no upper bound. Unlike the three sibling parser implementations, including UTF8StreamJsonParser, it never consults ErrorReportConfiguration.getMaxErrorTokenLength() (default 256). A malformed token supplied to a parser created through JsonFactory.createParser(DataInput) is therefore accumulated in full. No StreamReadConstraints setting mitigates this: maxDocumentLength cannot be applied to DataInput sources at all, and maxStringLength does not cover this path because the accumulation bypasses ReadConstrainedTextBuffer. The reporter measured a 20,000,109-character exception message from a 20-million-character malformed token on the DataInput path, against 367 characters for identical input on the InputStream path. Scaling the payload drives the StringBuilder, which also incurs byte-to-char expansion and internal array doubling, to many times the raw payload size and can trigger OutOfMemoryError for the whole JVM. UTF8DataInputJsonParser was introduced in 2.8.0 together with createParser(DataInput); releases before 2.8.0 do not contain the affected class.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-core.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jackson-core-2.22.0 <jackson-core-2.22.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jackson-core-2.22.3
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-core.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jackson-core-3.2.0 <jackson-core-3.2.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jackson-core-3.2.3
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-core.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jackson-core-2.8.0 <jackson-core-2.18.11
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jackson-core-2.18.11
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-core.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jackson-core-3.0.0-rc1 <jackson-core-3.1.7
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jackson-core-3.1.7
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-core.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=jackson-core-2.19.0-rc1 <jackson-core-2.21.7
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version jackson-core-2.21.7
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.8.0.rc1 <2.18.11
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.18.11
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.19.0-rc1 <2.21.7
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.21.7
tools.jackson.core:jackson-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=3.2.0 <3.2.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.2.3
tools.jackson.core:jackson-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0-rc1 <3.1.7
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.1.7
com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.22.0 <2.22.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.22.3
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption