Remote code execution via unblocked AQ/JMS gadgets
Published Jun 14, 2020 · Updated Aug 27, 2025
Unsafe deserialization in FasterXML jackson-databind before 2.9.10.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. With default typing enabled, the class blocklist fails to reject five Oracle AQ/JMS connection-factory gadget classes selected by attacker-controlled type identifiers. Exploitation requires untrusted JSON, permissive polymorphic typing, and the Oracle AQ/JMS classes on the classpath; successful gadget construction runs code.
Summary
What happened
Unsafe deserialization in FasterXML jackson-databind before 2.9.10.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. With default typing enabled, the class blocklist fails to reject five Oracle AQ/JMS connection-factory gadget classes selected by attacker-controlled type identifiers. Exploitation requires untrusted JSON, permissive polymorphic typing, and the Oracle AQ/JMS classes on the classpath; successful gadget construction runs code.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-14061
- Published
- Jun 14, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 27, 2025
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- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-502
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 14, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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