CVE-2026-54516: jackson-databind's renamed @JsonIgnore'd setters can deserialize via private fields
POJOPropertiesCollector._renameProperties() allows a property with @JsonProperty("renamed") on the getter and @JsonIgnore on the setter to be renamed rather than dropped. With MapperFeature.INFER_PROPERTY_MUTATORS enabled (default), the private backing field is retained; during deserialization BeanDeserializerFactory.addBeanProps() sees hasField()==true, builds a FieldProperty, and makes the backing field writable. An attacker supplying the renamed JSON key writes the backing field directly, bypassing the @JsonIgnore on the setter.
References
- github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/c3d56dd25d52319828147c5b9aeabf2d485c250a
- github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/e88cb17006b6af4883b973058f0bb6486e5074af
- github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/pull/5967
- github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/pull/5968
- github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/security/advisories/GHSA-9fxm-vc8v-hj55
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9fxm-vc8v-hj55
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54516
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