diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/conf/ZKConfigurationStore.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/conf/ZKConfigurationStore.java
index 71226c300a8..ad8fb97a7a6 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/conf/ZKConfigurationStore.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/conf/ZKConfigurationStore.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 package org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.capacity.conf;
 
+import org.apache.commons.io.serialization.ValidatingObjectInputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.classification.VisibleForTesting;
 import org.apache.zookeeper.KeeperException.NodeExistsException;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ import org.apache.zookeeper.data.ACL;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ public class ZKConfigurationStore extends YarnConfigurationStore {
 
   private static Object deserializeObject(byte[] bytes) throws Exception {
     try (ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes);
-        ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(bais);) {
+         ValidatingObjectInputStream ois = new ValidatingObjectInputStream(bais);) {
+      ois.accept(LinkedList.class, LogMutation.class, HashMap.class, String.class);
       return ois.readObject();
     }
   }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/conf/TestZKConfigurationStore.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/conf/TestZKConfigurationStore.java
index 880ba77fa51..155996d11fe 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/conf/TestZKConfigurationStore.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/scheduler/capacity/conf/TestZKConfigurationStore.java
@@ -42,15 +42,18 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.capacity.conf.Yar
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.webapp.dao.QueueConfigInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.webapp.dao.SchedConfUpdateInfo;
 import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Base64;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -67,6 +70,9 @@ public class TestZKConfigurationStore extends
       LoggerFactory.getLogger(TestZKConfigurationStore.class);
 
   private static final int ZK_TIMEOUT_MS = 10000;
+  private static final String DESERIALIZATION_VULNERABILITY_FILEPATH =
+      "/tmp/ZK_DESERIALIZATION_VULNERABILITY";
+
   private TestingServer curatorTestingServer;
   private CuratorFramework curatorFramework;
   private ResourceManager rm;
@@ -401,6 +407,35 @@ public class TestZKConfigurationStore extends
     rm2.close();
   }
 
+  @Test(timeout = 3000)
+  @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:linelength")
+  public void testDeserializationIsNotVulnerable() throws Exception {
+    confStore.initialize(conf, schedConf, rmContext);
+    String confStorePath = getZkPath("CONF_STORE");
+
+    File flagFile = new File(DESERIALIZATION_VULNERABILITY_FILEPATH);
+    if (flagFile.exists()) {
+      Assert.assertTrue(flagFile.delete());
+    }
+
+    // Generated using ysoserial (https://github.com/frohoff/ysoserial)
+    // java -jar ysoserial.jar CommonsBeanutils1 'touch /tmp/ZK_DESERIALIZATION_VULNERABILITY' | base64
+    ((ZKConfigurationStore) confStore).setZkData(confStorePath, Base64.getDecoder().decode("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"));
+    Assert.assertNull(confStore.retrieve());
+
+    if (!System.getProperty("os.name").startsWith("Windows")) {
+      for (int i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {
+        if (flagFile.exists()) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        Thread.sleep(100);
+      }
+
+      Assert.assertFalse("The file '" + DESERIALIZATION_VULNERABILITY_FILEPATH +
+          "' should not have been created by deserialization attack", flagFile.exists());
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public YarnConfigurationStore createConfStore() {
     return new ZKConfigurationStore();