5.6
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-83557
jackson-databind omits java.lang.Comparable from DefaultBaseTypeLimitingValidator's unsafe base types
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 1, 2026, 3:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 1, 2026, 3:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

36c7be3b-2937-45df-85ea-ca7133ea542c
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-83557 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fasterxml jackson-databind
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 36c7be3b-2937-45df-85ea-ca7133ea542c
Solution
Upgrade Jackson Databind to a patched version to prevent unsafe polymorphic type resolution.
  • Upgrade jackson-databind to 2.18.10 or later.
  • Upgrade jackson-databind to 2.21.6 or later.
  • Upgrade jackson-databind to 2.22.2 or later.
  • Upgrade jackson-databind to 3.1.6 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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  • New CVE Received by 36c7be3b-2937-45df-85ea-ca7133ea542c

    Sep. 01, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-502
    Added CWE CWE-915
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/83xxx/CVE-2026-83557.json">CVE-2026-83557</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/eb3b7fc0f9c0d27f471550ac3316b17d1987388f
    Added Reference https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/6156
    Added Reference https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/pull/6155
    Added Reference https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/security/advisories/GHSA-gx83-3vf8-gh7j
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