Potential sensitive data exposure in applications using Vaadin 15
Priority LOW 31CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Insecure configuration of default ObjectMapper in com.vaadin:flow-server versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.5 (Vaadin 15.0.0 through 15.0.4) may expose sensitive data if the application also uses e.g. @RestController
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01001 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.vaadin:flow-server (Maven): 3.0.6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaadin | Vaadin | 15.0.0 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Vaadin | flow-server | 3.0.0 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.vaadin:flow-server (Maven) | 3.0.0 to before 3.0.6 | 3.0.6 | Patch available | GHSA-rjww-2x8v-m9v9 |
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rjww-2x8v-m9v9 com.vaadin:flow-server (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36319
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rjww-2x8v-m9v9
References
More Vaadin Flow vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-11539 Server classes and resources exposure in OSGi applications using Vaadin 12-14 and 19 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2021-11537 Regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) in EmailField component in Vaadin 14 and 15-17 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-18604 Directory traversal in development mode handler in Vaadin 14 and 15-17 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-11543 Insecure temporary directory usage in frontend build functionality of Vaadin 14 and 15-19 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-11540 Server session is not invalidated when logout() helper method of Authentication module is used in Vaadin 18-19 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2019-15167 Reflected cross-site scripting in default RouteNotFoundError view in Vaadin 10 and 11-13 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-36319 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36319 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rjww-2x8v-m9v9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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