Is CVE-2011-2894 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-2894 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-2894?

CVE-2011-2894 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2011-2894

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 8.6%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-502
EPSS score: 8.6% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2022-3723)
Published: October 4, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-3723 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

vmware / spring framework
vmware / spring security

References

http://osvdb.org/75263(Broken Link)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8405(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1334.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519593/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49536(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.springsource.com/security/cve-2011-2894(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69687(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://web.archive.org/web/20120307233721/http://www.springsource.com/security/cve-2011-2894

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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