CVE-2020-24750
jackson-databind: Serialization gadgets in com.pastdev.httpcomponents.configuration.JndiConfiguration
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 18, 2020
Updated · August 9, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in jackson-databind 2.x in versions prior to 2.9.10.6. The interaction between serialization gadgets and typing is mishandled. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.
Statement
The following Red Hat products do ship the vulnerable component, but do not enable the unsafe conditions needed to exploit:
- JBoss Data Grid 7
- Business Process Management Suite 6
- Business Rules Management Suite 6
- JBoss Data Virtualization 6
- OpenShift Container Platform These products may update the jackson-databind dependency in a future release.
The following Red Hat products ship OpenDaylight, which contains the vulnerable jackson-databind, but do not expose jackson-databind in a way that would make it exploitable
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 As such, Red Hat will not be providing a fix for OpenDaylight at this time.
The following Red Hat products are not affected by this flaw because they use a more recent version of jackson-databind that does not contain the vulnerable code:
- CodeReady Studio 12.16.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
- Red Hat Satellite 6
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
The following conditions are needed for an exploit, we recommend avoiding all if possible:
- Deserialization from sources you do not control
enableDefaultTyping()@JsonTypeInfo usingid.CLASSorid.MINIMAL_CLASS`- avoid com.pastdev.httpcomponents in the classpath
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data