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Vulnerability details: VCID-nddv-1dfd-jfdd
Vulnerability ID VCID-nddv-1dfd-jfdd
Aliases CVE-2011-2731
GHSA-4644-hg35-55m9
Summary Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization in Spring Security 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=677814
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
epss 0.00227 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4644-hg35-55m9
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security
cvssv2 5.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2731
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2731
generic_textual MODERATE http://support.springsource.com/security/cve-2011-2731
Reference id Reference type URL
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=677814
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2011-2731.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2731
http://secunia.com/advisories/55155
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2731
http://support.springsource.com/security/cve-2011-2731
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029151
737613 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737613
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:springsource_spring_security:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-4644-hg35-55m9 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4644-hg35-55m9
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2731
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.45381
EPSS Score 0.00227
Published At April 24, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:09:23.888134+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-4644-hg35-55m9/GHSA-4644-hg35-55m9.json 38.0.0