9.8

CVE-2018-14720: debian debian_linux Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-14720DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14720CGA-25qp-wr68-2hq4
Published 02-01-2019Last modified 15-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-14720 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 7.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 9.8 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 8% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 2
DLA-1703-1DSA-4452-1RHSA-2019:0782RHSA-2019:1107RHSA-2019:1108USN-4813-1

Timeline

  1. 02-01-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow attackers to conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks by leveraging failure to block unspecified JDK classes from polymorphic deserialization.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

7.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 7.52% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard18 products
  • eco-java-gradle-4.10All versions (No fix recorded)
  • eco-java-gradle-4.10.1All versions (No fix recorded)
  • eco-java-gradle-4.10.2All versions (No fix recorded)
  • eco-java-gradle-4.10.3All versions (No fix recorded)
  • eco-java-gradle-4.4All versions (No fix recorded)
Oracle8 products
Debian2 products
Redhat2 products
Com.fasterxml.jackson.core1 product
  • jackson-databind≥ 2.9.0, < 2.9.7 | ≥ 2.8.0, < 2.8.11.3 | ≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.9.5
Fasterxml1 product
  • jackson-databind≥ 2.6.0, < 2.6.7.2 | ≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.9.5 | ≥ 2.8.0, < 2.8.11.3 | ≥ 2.9.0, < 2.9.7 | 2.7.0:rc1 | 2.7.0:rc2 | 2.7.0:rc3 | 2.8.0:rc1 | 2.8.0:rc2 | 2.9.0:pr1 | 2.9.0:pr2 | 2.9.0:pr3 | 2.9.0:pr4
Ubuntu1 product
  • jackson-databindAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.4.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2

7 vendors · 33 products

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