SCA: security update for com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind, tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind (GHSA-vvgp-rfg2-7rr6)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 448448

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- jackson-databind contains the general-purpose data-binding functionality and tree-model for Jackson Data
Processor. Prior to versions 2.18.9, 2.21.5, 2.22.1, 3.1.5, and 3.2.1 on their respective release lines,
the java.net.InetAddress branch of FromStringDeserializer.Std._deserialize() calls InetAddress.getByName()
on attacker-controlled input, causing eager DNS resolution during deserialization and enabling DNS-based
server-side request forgery and internal-host enumeration. This issue is fixed in versions 2.18.9, 2.21.5,
2.22.1, 3.1.5, and 3.2.1. (CVE-2026-77310)

Solution

Update the com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind library and its related packages to version 2.18.9 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vvgp-rfg2-7rr6

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 448448

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 9/29/2026

Updated: 9/29/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-77310

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-77310

cwe: CWE-918