7: Security Context Propagation - When re-using thread from thread pool, security context also gets re-used
Published Dec 18, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.29%
Description
An Elevated Privileges issue exists in JBoss AS 7 Community Release due to the improper implementation in the security context propagation, A threat gets reused from the thread pool that still retains the security context from the process last used, which lets a local user obtain elevated privileges.
Affected products
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- Version AS 7 Community ReleaseStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JBoss AS 7 | JBoss | n/a |
|
- 7.1.0
- 7.1.1
- 6.0.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This flaw does not affect any Red Hat JBoss products, it only affects the JBoss AS 7 community releases.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 19.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 20.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 9.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2312 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-2312 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=818837 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-2312 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2312
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2312 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2312
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2312 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-2312 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=818837 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-2312 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2312 | ||
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2312 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2312 |
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