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CVE-2026-104016: FasterXML jackson-dataformat-protobuf · Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Affects FasterXML jackson-dataformat-protobufSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in 2.22.4 : patch FasterXML jackson-dataformat-protobuf soon.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 00:13 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.22.4, 2.21.8, 2.18.12 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade jackson-dataformat-protobuf and FasterXML/com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobuf to 2.22.4, 2.21.8 or 2.18.12; jackson-dataformat-protobuf and FasterXML/tools.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobuf to 3.2.4 or 3.1.8.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
jackson-dataformat-protobufcom.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufAffected
  • >=2.22.0 <2.22.4
Fixed in
  • 2.22.4
jackson-dataformat-protobufcom.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufAffected
  • >=2.19.0 <2.21.8
Fixed in
  • 2.21.8
jackson-dataformat-protobufcom.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufAffected
  • >=2.6.0 <2.18.12
Fixed in
  • 2.18.12
jackson-dataformat-protobuftools.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufAffected
  • >=3.2.0 <3.2.4
Fixed in
  • 3.2.4
jackson-dataformat-protobuftools.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufAffected
  • >=3.0.0 <3.1.8
Fixed in
  • 3.1.8
MavenFasterXML/com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufpkg:maven/FasterXML/com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufOther threatsAffected
  • >=2.6.0 <2.18.12
  • >=2.19.0 <2.21.8
  • >=2.22.0 <2.22.4
Fixed in
  • 2.18.12
  • 2.21.8
  • 2.22.4

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AI-suggested

Fixed versions are available: 2.18.12, 2.21.8, 2.22.4, 3.1.8, and 3.2.4. Users should upgrade to these or later versions to remediate the vulnerability. Existing configuration options such as maxStringLength and maxDocumentLength do not mitigate this issue. No other mitigations are documented.

Description

CVE-2026-104016 is an integer overflow vulnerability in FasterXML jackson-dataformat-protobuf affecting multiple version ranges before fixed releases. The flaw occurs during parsing of length-prefixed protobuf string and bytes fields, where 32-bit signed integer arithmetic overflow allows bypassing bounds checks. This leads to an attempt to allocate an excessively large array, causing an OutOfMemoryError. The issue cannot be mitigated by JVM heap size tuning or existing string/document length limits. No special privileges or user interaction are required beyond submitting data for parsing. Fixed versions are available.

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