CVE-2020-9546

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.4 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.apache.hadoop.shaded.com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig (aka shaded hikari-config).

Published: 2020-03-02 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-9546 is rated High Risk (68.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.33%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-9546

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 2026-06-10 2.39% 2.33% -0.06%
2 2026-05-22 2.33% 2.39% +0.06%
3 2025-11-21 2.33%

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-9546

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]
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-2020-9546

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-9546

GHSA-5p34-5m6p-p58g · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — jackson-databind mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-9546

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2020-9546 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-2020-9546
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-9546
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-9546 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, needs-triage 4, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-9546

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-9546

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, < 2.8.11.6 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fasterxml jackson-databind >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.10.4 cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager >= 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager >= 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager >= 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle agile_plm 9.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle autovue_for_agile_product_lifecycle_management 21.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:autovue_for_agile_product_lifecycle_management:21.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_digital_experience 18.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_digital_experience 18.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:18.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_digital_experience 18.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_digital_experience 19.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_digital_experience 19.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_digital_experience 20.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_digital_experience:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform >= 2.4.0, <= 2.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_calendar_server 8.0.0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_calendar_server:8.0.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_contacts_server 8.0.0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_contacts_server:8.0.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_contacts_server 8.0.0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_contacts_server:8.0.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_diameter_signaling_router >= 8.0.0, <= 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_element_manager >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_element_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_evolved_communications_application_server 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_evolved_communications_application_server:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_instant_messaging_server 10.0.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_instant_messaging_server:10.0.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_network_charging_and_control >= 12.0.0, <= 12.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_network_charging_and_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_network_charging_and_control 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_network_charging_and_control:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_session_report_manager >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_report_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_session_route_manager >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_route_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 13.3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 13.4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure >= 8.0.6, <= 8.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_institutional_performance_analytics 8.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_institutional_performance_analytics:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_institutional_performance_analytics 8.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_institutional_performance_analytics:8.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_institutional_performance_analytics 8.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_institutional_performance_analytics:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_institutional_performance_analytics 8.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_institutional_performance_analytics:8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_price_creation_and_discovery 8.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_price_creation_and_discovery:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_price_creation_and_discovery 8.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_price_creation_and_discovery:8.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_retail_customer_analytics 8.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_retail_customer_analytics:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle global_lifecycle_management_opatch < 12.2.0.1.20 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_opatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_policy_administration_j2ee 11.0.2.25 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration_j2ee:11.0.2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_policy_administration_j2ee 11.1.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration_j2ee:11.1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jd_edwards_enterpriseone_orchestrator < 9.2.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools < 9.2.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier >= 17.7, <= 17.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier 16.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier 16.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier 18.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier 19.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:19.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_merchandising_system 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_merchandising_system:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_sales_audit 14.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_sales_audit:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_service_backbone 14.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_service_backbone 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_service_backbone 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 17.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 18.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 19.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-9546

URL Tags
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2631 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r35d30db00440ef63b791c4b7f7acb036e14d4a23afa2a249cb66c0fd%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r893a0104e50c1c2559eb9a5812add28ae8c3e5f43712947a9847ec18%40%3Cnotifications.zookeeper.apache.org%3E Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9464a40d25c3ba1a55622db72f113eb494a889656962d098c70c5bb1%40%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r98c9b6e4c9e17792e2cd1ec3e4aa20b61a791939046d3f10888176bb%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb6fecb5e96a6d61e175ff49f33f2713798dd05cf03067c169d195596%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd5a4457be4623038c3989294429bc063eec433a2e55995d81591e2ca%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdd49ab9565bec436a896bc00c4b9fc9dce1598e106c318524fbdfec6%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdd4df698d5d8e635144d2994922bf0842e933809eae259521f3b5097%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2%40%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3E Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00008.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://medium.com/%40cowtowncoder/on-jackson-cves-dont-panic-here-is-what-you-need-to-know-54cd0d6e8062 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0006/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
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