CVE-2019-12728

Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres in Grails

8.1 HighFix available

Grails before 3.3.10 used cleartext HTTP to resolve the SDKMan notification service. NOTE: users' apps were not resolving dependencies over cleartext HTTP.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.97%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.1

Grails before 3.3.10 used cleartext HTTP to resolve the SDKMan notification service. NOTE: users' apps were not resolving dependencies over cleartext HTTP.

Record: CVE-2019-12728
CVSS 3.0: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-4800 8.1

Grails before 3.3.10 used cleartext HTTP to resolve the SDKMan notification service. NOTE: users' apps were not resolving dependencies over cleartext HTTP.

Record: EUVD-2022-4800
CVSS 3.0: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pmxf-4v8c-rwr7 8.1

Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres in Grails

Grails before 3.3.10 used cleartext HTTP to resolve the SDKMan notification service. NOTE: users' apps were not resolving dependencies over cleartext HTTP.

Record: GHSA-pmxf-4v8c-rwr7
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-494, CWE-669
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.1

Grails before 3.3.10 used cleartext HTTP to resolve the SDKMan notification service. NOTE: users' apps were not resolving dependencies over cleartext HTTP.

Record: CVE-2019-12728
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-494
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.1

Grails before 3.3.10 used cleartext HTTP to resolve the SDKMan notification service. NOTE: users' apps were not resolving dependencies over cleartext HTTP.

Record: CVE-2019-12728
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-pmxf-4v8c-rwr7 8.1

Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres in Grails

Grails before 3.3.10 used cleartext HTTP to resolve the SDKMan notification service. NOTE: users' apps were not resolving dependencies over cleartext HTTP.

Record: GHSA-pmxf-4v8c-rwr7
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-494, CWE-669
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

grails

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.grails:grails-core` Maven	before 3.3.10	3.3.10
`org.grails:grails-core` Maven	before 3.3.10, plus listed versions 1.11.1-RC11.1-RC21.1-beta11.1-beta2 Show 45 moreShow less 1.1-beta31.1.11.1.21.2-M21.2-M31.2-M41.2.01.2.0.RC11.2.0.RC21.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.41.2.51.3.01.3.0.RC11.3.0.RC21.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.3.51.3.61.3.72.0.12.0.22.0.32.0.42.1.02.1.0.RC12.1.0.RC22.1.0.RC32.1.12.1.22.1.32.1.42.1.52.2.02.2.0.RC12.2.0.RC22.2.0.RC32.2.0.RC42.2.12.2.22.2.3	3.3.10

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-12728 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Grails, published June 4, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in org.grails:grails-core 3.3.10.

References

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