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jackson-databind: @JsonIgnore on a Record property is bypassed with a PropertyNamingStrategy

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 10, 2026 in FasterXML/jackson-databind • Updated Jul 21, 2026

Package

maven com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 2.15.0, < 2.18.8
>= 2.19.0, < 2.21.4

Patched versions

2.18.8
2.21.4
maven tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven)
>= 3.0.0, < 3.1.4
3.1.4

Description

Summary

For Java Records, POJOPropertiesCollector._removeUnwantedIgnorals() records a @JsonIgnore-annotated component under its original implicit name before _renameUsing() applies the PropertyNamingStrategy. After the rename, _ignoredPropertyNames still holds only the pre-rename name, so _ignorableProps is built from the stale key. The renamed JSON key passes IgnorePropertiesUtil.shouldIgnore() and is assigned to the Record's constructor parameter, defeating the @JsonIgnore.

Impact

A Record using a naming strategy that relies on @JsonIgnore to keep an internal/privileged component out of deserialization can have that component set from the wire via its renamed key (e.g. a role/flag controlled by an untrusted client).

Affected / Patched (verified via git tag --contains)

  • 2.15-2.18 line: >= 2.15.0, < 2.18.8 -> fixed in 2.18.8 (backport c7c6783)
  • 2.19-2.21 line: >= 2.19.0, < 2.21.4 -> fixed in 2.21.4
  • 3.x line: >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.4 -> fixed in 3.1.4 (#5974, baa2cdf)

Severity / CWE

Maintainer: minor. Reporter: Moderate. CWE-915; related CWE-345.

Credits

Omkhar Arasaratnam (@omkhar) - finder.

References

@cowtowncoder cowtowncoder published to FasterXML/jackson-databind Jul 10, 2026
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 14, 2026
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 21, 2026
Reviewed Jul 21, 2026
Last updated Jul 21, 2026

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(16th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes

The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies multiple attributes, properties, or fields that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control which attributes can be modified. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2026-59888

GHSA ID

GHSA-3pjw-73gf-8qr5

Source code

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