# CVE-2026-54517: jackson-databind: @JsonView bypass for setterless creator properties

- Also known as: GHSA-5HH8-Q8HV-FR38
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.21.4, 3.1.4
- Published: 2026-06-23 · Updated: 2026-06-24

## Affected

- FasterXML jackson-databind: from 2.21.0, fixed in 2.21.4; from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.1.4
- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): from 2.21.0, fixed in 2.21.4
- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.1.4
- tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind (Maven): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.1.4

## Description

jackson-databind contains the general-purpose data-binding functionality and tree-model for Jackson Data Processor. From 2.21.0 until 2.21.4 and 3.1.4, in BeanDeserializer._deserializeUsingPropertyBased, the active-view (@JsonView) filter was applied only to creator properties; the regular property-buffering branch performed no prop.visibleInView(activeView) check. A change making SetterlessProperty.isMerging() return true routed setterless Collection/Map properties through this unguarded path, so a setterless collection annotated with a restricted @JsonView is populated from attacker JSON even when the active view excludes it. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.21.4 and 3.1.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FasterXML jackson-databind, com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind, tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind, upgrade to a fixed version (2.21.4, 3.1.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/security/advisories/GHSA-5hh8-q8hv-fr38
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/pull/5969
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/pull/5970
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/5bf23edb4221f7dd2ec8e71ff6d26c61640f261d
- https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/94c5d215b3af1505098c686405d9641f041a9962

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