CVE-2018-5968

FasterXML jackson-databind through 2.8.11 and 2.9.x through 2.9.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because of an incomplete fix for the CVE-2017-7525 and CVE-2017-17485 deserialization flaws. This is exploitable via two different gadgets that bypass a blacklist.

Published: 2018-01-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-5968 is rated High Risk (70.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.01%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +5.04% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-5968

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.97% 7.01% +5.04%
2 2026-05-23 2.57% 1.97% -0.61%
3 2026-05-22 — 2.57% —

Full EPSS history (28 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-5968

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-5968

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-5968

GHSA-w3f4-3q6j-rh82 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Deserialization of Untrusted Data in jackson-databind

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-5968

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-5968 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (jackson-databind), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5968
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5968
suse high CVE-2018-5968 severity important: SUSE including 2 source package names (jackson-databind, jackson-databind-javadoc), 14 product×package rows across 13 product lines (SUSE Enterprise Storage 7, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS, … (13 product lines)): Known Not Affected 14. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5968/
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-5968 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jackson-databind), 13 status rows across 13 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 9, released 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5968

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-5968

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fasterxml jackson-databind >= 2.0.0, < 2.6.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fasterxml jackson-databind >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fasterxml jackson-databind >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fasterxml jackson-databind >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openshift_container_platform 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat virtualization 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat virtualization_host 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openshift_container_platform 3.11 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller >= 11.0.0, <= 11.60.3 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_web_services_proxy — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_web_services_proxy:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_shift — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_shift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-5968

URL Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0478 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0479 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0480 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0481 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1525 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2858 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3149 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/1899 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180423-0002/ Third Party Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4114 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html Third Party Advisory
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