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TI-2011-02391 Aliases CVE-2011-2731GHSA-4644-hg35-55m9

Race condition in the RunAsManager mechanism in VMware SpringSource Spring Security…

Priority LOW 26CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Race condition in the RunAsManager mechanism in VMware SpringSource Spring Security before 2.0.7 and 3.0.x before 3.0.6 stores the Authentication object in the shared security context, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted thread.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01256 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven): 2.0.7, 3.0.6

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven)before 2.0.72.0.7Patch availableGHSA-4644-hg35-55m9
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven)3.0.0 to before 3.0.63.0.6Patch availableGHSA-4644-hg35-55m9
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.7 Fixed in 2.0.7 Patch available GHSA-4644-hg35-55m9
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.0.6 Fixed in 3.0.6 Patch available GHSA-4644-hg35-55m9

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.6; up to 3.0.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.6; up to 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-4644-hg35-55m9 org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.0.7 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-4644-hg35-55m9 org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.6 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2731
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4644-hg35-55m9

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2011-02392 CRLF injection vulnerability in the logout functionality in VMware SpringSource Spring… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-04249 DaoAuthenticationProvider in VMware SpringSource Spring Security before 2.0.8, 3.0.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2010-03524 VMware SpringSource Spring Security 2.x before 2.0.6 and 3.x before 3.0.4, and Acegi… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

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