CVE-2019-14439 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Apache Software Foundation Drill
A Polymorphic Typing issue was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.9.2. This occurs when Default Typing is enabled (either globally or for a specific property) for an externally exposed JSON endpoint and the service has the logback jar in the classpath.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 10.6% (30-day exploitation probability)+14
- Technical severity (high)+6
- Automatable exploitation (SSVC)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — www.oracle.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — www.oracle.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — www.oracle.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — www.oracle.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Apache Software Foundation Drill, Debian Debian Linux, Fasterxml Jackson-databind…).
- The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- EPSS ahead of 96% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (insecure deserialization), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Drill | version 1.16.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Debian | Debian Linux | version 8.0version 9.0version 10.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Fasterxml | Jackson-databind | ≥ 2.9.0 and < 2.9.9.2≥ 2.8.0 and < 2.8.11.4≥ 2.7.0 and < 2.7.9.6≥ 2.0.0 and < 2.6.7.3 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | version 30version 29 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Banking Platform | version 2.7.0version 2.4.0version 2.4.1version 2.5.0version 2.6.0version 2.6.1version 2.7.1 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Communications Diameter Signaling Router | version 8.2version 8.2.1version 8.1version 8.0.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Communications Instant Messaging Server | version 10.0.1.3.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure | ≥ 8.0.2 and ≤ 8.0.8 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Global Lifecycle Management Opatch | version 13.9.4.2.1version 11.2.0.3.23≥ 13.9.4.0.0 and < 13.9.4.2.1≥ 12.2.0.1.0 and < 12.2.0.1.19< 11.2.0.3.23 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Goldengate Stream Analytics | < 19.1.0.0.1 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Jd Edwards Enterpriseone Orchestrator | version 9.2 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Jd Edwards Enterpriseone Tools | version 9.2 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Primavera Gateway | ≥ 17.7 and ≤ 17.12version 16.1version 16.2version 18.8.0version 15.2 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Retail Customer Management And Segmentation Foundation | version 17.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Retail Xstore Point Of Service | version 15.0version 7.1version 18.0version 17.0version 16.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Siebel Engineering - Installer & Deployment | ≤ 19.8 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Oracle | Siebel Ui Framework | ≤ 19.10 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Red Hat | Jboss Middleware Text-only Advisories | version 1.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 3.9 | 3.6 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 5.0 | CVSS 2.0 | Medium | 10.0 | 2.9 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 10.56%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
- Monitor serialized objects in requests and unexpected processes spawned by the runtime.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- Fix documented
- CVSS changed · 7.5
- Source status changed · → Modified
- Record created in this database
- 2019
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
29 on the record
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/ad418eeb974e357f2797aef64aa0e3ffaaa
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/compare/jackson-databind-2.9.9.1...jackson
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/3f99ae8dcdbd69438cb733d745ee3ad5e852068490719a66509b4592%
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca37935d661f4689cb4119f1b3b224413b22be161b678e6e6ce0c69b
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/5fc0e16b7af2590bf1e97c76c136291c4fdb244ee63c65c485c9a7a1%
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/2d2a76440becb610b9a9cb49b15eac3934b02c2dbcaacde1000353e4%
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c8042873595b8c863054c7bfccab4bf2c01c6f5abedae249d914b9%
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3200
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0001/
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ee0a051428d2c719acfa297d0854a189ea5e284ef3ed491fa672f4be%
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/0d4b630d9ee724aee50703397d9d1afa2b2befc9395ba7797d0ccea9%
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/bcce5a9c532b386c68dab2f6b3ce8b0cc9b950ec551766e76391caa3%
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/6
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/940b4c3fef002461b89a050935337056d4a036a65ef68e0bbd4621ef%
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4542
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OVRZ
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/34717424b4d08b74f65c09a083d6dd1cb0763f37a15d6de135998c1d%
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/87e46591de8925f719664a845572d184027258c5a7af0a471b53c77b%
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TXRV
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00011.html
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/5ecc333113b139429f4f05000d4aa2886974d4df3269c1dd990bb319%
- github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2389
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2019-14439 is "Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Apache Software Foundation Drill", rated High. It affects Drill (Apache Software Foundation); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 10.56% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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