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Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 5, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-2731

CVE-2011-2731

Description

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.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coreMaven
< 2.0.72.0.7
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coreMaven
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.63.0.6

Affected products

13
  • VMware/Spring Security12 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.6
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • ghsa-coords
    pkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core
    Range: < 2.0.7

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