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CVE-2020-36187

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-36187 is a high-severity deserialization vulnerability affecting FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x versions prior to 2.9.10.8, specifically impacting its interaction with org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.datasources.SharedPoolDataSource. This flaw allows for remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring a high attack complexity but no user interaction. While the CVSS score is 8.1, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.0, < 2.6.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.7.0, < 2.9.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-databind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:service_level_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0520 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databindFixed in: 2.9.10.8
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6Fixed in: openshift4/ose-logging-elasticsearch6:v4.6.0-202104161407.p0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: OpenShift Logging 5.0Fixed in: openshift-logging/elasticsearch6-rhel8:v5.0.3-1
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11Fixed in: openshift3/ose-logging-elasticsearch5
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Fixed in: openshift4/ose-logging-elasticsearch5
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)Fixed in: opendaylight

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-r695-7vr9-jgc2high

Unsafe Deserialization in jackson-databind

Dec 9, 2021
redhatCVE-2020-36187Important

jackson-databind: mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.datasources.SharedPoolDataSource

Dec 23, 2020

References

cowtowncoder.medium.com / on-jackson-cves-dont-panic-here-is-what-you-need-to-know-54cd0d6e8062
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
github.com / FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2997
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00025.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210205-0005
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / /security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory