CVE-2020-8840

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.0.0 through 2.9.10.2 lacks certain xbean-reflect/JNDI blocking, as demonstrated by org.apache.xbean.propertyeditor.JndiConverter.

Published: 2020-02-10 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-8840 is rated High Risk (78.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 26.59%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +18.68% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-8840

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 7.91% 26.59% +18.68%
2 2026-06-10 8.11% 7.91% -0.20%
3 2026-05-28 8.11%

Full EPSS history (56 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-8840

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
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.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-8840

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-8840

GHSA-4w82-r329-3q67 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Deserialization of Untrusted Data in jackson-databind

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-8840

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2020-8840 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-2020-8840
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8840
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-8840 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jackson-databind), 17 status rows across 17 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 11, needed 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8840

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-8840

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fasterxml jackson-databind >= 2.0.0, < 2.7.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fasterxml jackson-databind >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fasterxml jackson-databind >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.10.3 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_api_services cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_api_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_workflow_automation cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp service_level_manager cpe:2.3:a:netapp:service_level_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei oceanstor_9000_firmware v300r006c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:oceanstor_9000_firmware:v300r006c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei oceanstor_9000_firmware v300r006c20spc100 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:oceanstor_9000_firmware:v300r006c20spc100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei oceanstor_9000_firmware v300r006c20spc200 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:oceanstor_9000_firmware:v300r006c20spc200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei oceanstor_9000_firmware v300r006c20spc300 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:oceanstor_9000_firmware:v300r006c20spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle global_lifecycle_management_opatch < 11.2.0.3.23 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_opatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle global_lifecycle_management_opatch >= 12.2.0.1.0, < 12.2.0.1.19 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_opatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle global_lifecycle_management_opatch >= 13.9.4.0.0, < 13.9.4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_opatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-8840

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http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200610-01-fastjason-en Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2620 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r078e68a926ea6be12e8404e47f45aabf04bb4668e8265c0de41db6db%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
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