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TI-2024-26037 Aliases CVE-2024-38810GHSA-hmqf-wpq9-jq83

Improper authentication in VMware spring security

Priority LOW 33CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
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-287.

Summary

Missing Authorization When Using @AuthorizeReturnObject in Spring Security 6.3.0 and 6.3.1 allows attacker to render security annotations inaffective.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00458 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed spring security (spring): 6.3.2org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven): 6.3.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwarespring security6.3.x to before 6.3.26.3.2Patch availableCNA
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven)6.3.0 to before 6.3.26.3.2Patch availableGHSA-hmqf-wpq9-jq83
  • spring security VendorVMware Affected 6.3.x to before 6.3.2 Fixed in 6.3.2 Patch available CNA
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.3.0 to before 6.3.2 Fixed in 6.3.2 Patch available GHSA-hmqf-wpq9-jq83

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.0 to before 6.3.2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0 to before 6.3.2 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA spring security (spring) Fixed in 6.3.2
  • Fix · GHSA-hmqf-wpq9-jq83 org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (Maven) Fixed in 6.3.2 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 17 products
  • A-MQ Clients 2
  • OpenShift Developer Tools and Services
  • Red Hat Build of Keycloak
  • Red Hat Data Grid 8
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
  • Red Hat Process Automation 7
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
  • Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4
  • Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3
  • Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4
  • Red Hat build of Quarkus

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38810
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hmqf-wpq9-jq83

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • 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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