TypeDeserializerBase._findDeserializer() in FasterXML jackson-databind caches the resolved deserializer under the raw, attacker-supplied type ID. When name-based polymorphism is configured with a fallback, for example @JsonTypeInfo(use = Id.NAME, defaultImpl = ...), every distinct unrecognized type ID resolves to the same fallback deserializer but is retained as its own key in the _deserializers map. That map has no configurable bound and lives for the lifetime of the type deserializer, so an attacker who can repeatedly supply fresh unknown type IDs causes monotonic memory retention across requests. The reporter observed 10,000 retained entries from 10,000 distinct unknown IDs, against a single entry for a control that repeated one unknown ID the same number of times, isolating attacker-controlled key cardinality from request volume. Exploitation requires an application that enables name-based polymorphism with a defaultImpl or equivalent fallback, accepts attacker-influenced type IDs, and reuses a long-lived ObjectMapper across requests. The fix stops caching fallback resolutions for unrecognized IDs and bounds both the number of cached entries and the length of a cacheable type ID.

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Solution

Upgrade to com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind 2.18.11, 2.21.7 or 2.22.3, or to tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind 3.1.7 or 3.2.3. Lines 2.0.x through 2.17.x, 2.19.x, 2.20.x and 3.0.x received no fix on their own branch and are no longer maintained upstream.


Workaround

Where the polymorphic shape allows it, avoid defaultImpl or another catch-all fallback for name-based type resolution so that unrecognized type IDs fail rather than resolving, or restrict accepted type IDs with a custom TypeIdResolver that rejects unknown names before resolution. Shortening ObjectMapper or type deserializer lifetime limits accumulation but does not eliminate it.

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Description TypeDeserializerBase._findDeserializer() in FasterXML jackson-databind caches the resolved deserializer under the raw, attacker-supplied type ID. When name-based polymorphism is configured with a fallback, for example @JsonTypeInfo(use = Id.NAME, defaultImpl = ...), every distinct unrecognized type ID resolves to the same fallback deserializer but is retained as its own key in the _deserializers map. That map has no configurable bound and lives for the lifetime of the type deserializer, so an attacker who can repeatedly supply fresh unknown type IDs causes monotonic memory retention across requests. The reporter observed 10,000 retained entries from 10,000 distinct unknown IDs, against a single entry for a control that repeated one unknown ID the same number of times, isolating attacker-controlled key cardinality from request volume. Exploitation requires an application that enables name-based polymorphism with a defaultImpl or equivalent fallback, accepts attacker-influenced type IDs, and reuses a long-lived ObjectMapper across requests. The fix stops caching fallback resolutions for unrecognized IDs and bounds both the number of cached entries and the length of a cacheable type ID.
Title jackson-databind: unbounded growth of the type id cache in TypeDeserializerBase retains every unknown raw type ID
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HeroDevs

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T02:17:50.480Z

Reserved: 2026-09-15T01:22:24.203Z

Link: CVE-2026-91776

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-23T03:17:04.620

Modified: 2026-09-23T03:17:04.620

Link: CVE-2026-91776

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T03:30:17Z

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