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TI-2019-02808 Aliases CVE-2019-3795GHSA-v2r2-7qm7-jj6v

Insecure Randomness When Using a SecureRandom Instance Constructed by Spring Security

Priority LOW 28CWE-330Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

Spring Security versions 4.2.x prior to 4.2.12, 5.0.x prior to 5.0.12, and 5.1.x prior to 5.1.5 contain an insecure randomness vulnerability when using SecureRandomFactoryBean#setSeed to configure a SecureRandom instance. In order to be impacted, an honest application must provide a seed and make the resulting random material available to an attacker for inspection.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01921 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Spring Security (Spring): 5.0.11.RELEASE, 5.1.4.RELEASE, 4.2.11.RELEASEorg.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven): 4.2.12, 5.0.12, 5.1.5Red Hat: 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareSpring Security5.0 to before 5.0.11.RELEASE; 5.1 to before 5.1.4.RELEASE; 4.2 to before 4.2.11.RELEASE5.0.11.RELEASE, 5.1.4.RELEASE, 4.2.11.RELEASEPatch availableCNA
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven)4.2.0 to before 4.2.124.2.12Patch availableGHSA-v2r2-7qm7-jj6v
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven)5.0.0 to before 5.0.125.0.12Patch availableGHSA-v2r2-7qm7-jj6v
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven)5.1.0 to before 5.1.55.1.5Patch availableGHSA-v2r2-7qm7-jj6v
  • Spring Security VendorVMware Affected 5.0 to before 5.0.11.RELEASE; 5.1 to before 5.1.4.RELEASE; 4.2 to before 4.2.11.RELEASE Fixed in 5.0.11.RELEASE, 5.1.4.RELEASE, 4.2.11.RELEASE Patch available CNA
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.2.0 to before 4.2.12 Fixed in 4.2.12 Patch available GHSA-v2r2-7qm7-jj6v
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.0.12 Fixed in 5.0.12 Patch available GHSA-v2r2-7qm7-jj6v
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.1.0 to before 5.1.5 Fixed in 5.1.5 Patch available GHSA-v2r2-7qm7-jj6v

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 to before 4.2.12; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.12; 5.1.0 to before 5.1.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 to before 4.2.12; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.12; 5.1.0 to before 5.1.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Spring Security (Spring) Fixed in 5.0.11.RELEASE, 5.1.4.RELEASE, 4.2.11.RELEASE
  • Fix · GHSA-v2r2-7qm7-jj6v org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Fixed in 4.2.12 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-v2r2-7qm7-jj6v org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Fixed in 5.0.12 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-v2r2-7qm7-jj6v org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Fixed in 5.1.5 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Fuse 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky)
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3795
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v2r2-7qm7-jj6v

References

Advisory 4

  • TI-2023-16900 Improper access control in Spring Security CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-13611 Authorization bypass in Spring by VMware CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07154 Incorrect authorization in Spring Security CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-42404 Spring Security embedded UnboundID LDAP server exposes well-known administrative bind DN on all network interfaces CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-18257 Under Some Conditions Spring Security HTTP Headers Are not Written CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2014-02853 Improper authentication in Pivotal Spring Security CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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