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CVE-2020-36179

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2021-01-07
  • WeaknessCWE-502

Am I affected?

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Description

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to oadd.org.apache.commons.dbcp.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-01-0700:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP
Oracle primavera unifier
BranchAffectedFixed in
17.x≥ 17.7, ≤ 17.12no fix published
18.8= 18.8no fix published
19.12= 19.12no fix published
20.12= 20.12no fix published
16.1= 16.1no fix published
Oracle retail xstore point of service
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.0= 16.0.6no fix published
17.0= 17.0.4no fix published
18.0= 18.0.3no fix published
19.0= 19.0.2no fix published
19.0≥ 15.0, ≤ 19.0no fix published
Oracle banking digital experience
BranchAffectedFixed in
18.x≥ 18.1, ≤ 18.3no fix published
19.x≥ 19.1, ≤ 19.2no fix published
20.1= 20.1no fix published
2.x≥ 2.4.0, ≤ 2.9.0no fix published

54 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • apache-hiveCleanStartall versions · fixed in 3.1.3-r0
  • com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databindRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 2.3.1-aikido.4
  • com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databindRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 2.3.1-aikido.5
  • com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databindRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 2.3.1-aikido.6
  • hadoop-fips-3.5Chainguardall versions · no fixed version listedand 46 other packages
  • io.root.com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databindRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 2.5.2-root.io.2
  • io.root.com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databindRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 2.3.1-root.io.4
  • io.root.com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databindRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 2.3.1-root.io.5

15 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-36179 Red Hat Product Security6 products fixed · 11 known affected

    jackson-databind: mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to oadd.org.apache.commons.dbcp.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS

    jackson-databind as a component of Red Hat BPM Suite 6 · jackson-databind as a component of Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 · jackson-databind as a component of Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 · +8 more

  • RHSA-2021:1515 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Openshift Logging Bug Fix Release (5.0.3)

  • RHSA-2021:1230 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.6.26 security and extras update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2021:1515 · 3 productsFor OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.7/release_notes/ocp-4-7-release-notes.…
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2021:1230 · 3 productsThis advisory contains the RPM packages for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6.26. See the following advisory for the container images for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2021:1232 All OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 users are advised to upgrade to these updated package…
  3. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2021:1515 · 26 productsThe following conditions are needed for an exploit, we recommend avoiding all if possible: * Deserialization from sources you do not control * `enableDefaultTyping()` * `@JsonTypeInfo using `id.CLASS` or `id.MINIMAL_CLASS` * avoid: oadd.org.apache.commons.dbcp.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS, org.apa…
  4. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2020-36179 · 7 productsOut of support scope
  5. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2020-36179 · 4 productsWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedAl1ex/CVE-2020-36179
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2021-01-07
Last Modified
2026-08-25
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-9gph-22xh-8x98

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36179?

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to oadd.org.apache.commons.dbcp.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS.

Is CVE-2020-36179 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-36179 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 17.1% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-36179?

CVE-2020-36179 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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