{"cve":"CVE-2011-2894","nvd":{"published":"2011-10-04T10:55:09.363","modified":"2026-06-16T23:32:12.007","status":"Modified","description":"Spring Framework 3.0.0 through 3.0.5, Spring Security 3.0.0 through 3.0.5 and 2.0.0 through 2.0.6, and possibly other versions deserialize objects from untrusted sources, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended security restrictions and execute untrusted code by (1) serializing a java.lang.Proxy instance and using InvocationHandler, or (2) accessing internal AOP interfaces, as demonstrated using deserialization of a DefaultListableBeanFactory instance to execute arbitrary commands via the java.lang.Runtime class.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-502"],"references":["http://osvdb.org/75263","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8405","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1334.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519593/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49536"],"products":["vmware:spring_framework","vmware:spring_security"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:58:50.521460154+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-2894","score":0.08601,"percentile":0.95086,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-f866-m9mv-2xr3","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-f866-m9mv-2xr3","summary":"Spring Framework and Spring Security vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data","modified":"2024-12-03T06:08:45.298122Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework:spring-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework/spring-core","ranges":[">=3.0.0 <3.0.6"],"fixed":["3.0.6"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework.security:spring-security-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core","ranges":[">=3.0.0 <3.0.6"],"fixed":["3.0.6"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework.security:spring-security-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core","ranges":[">=2.0.0 <2.0.7"],"fixed":["2.0.7"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}