CVE-2019-13116
Mulesoft Mule Unsafe Deserialization
The MuleSoft Mule Community Edition runtime engine before 3.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of Java Deserialization, related to Apache Commons Collections
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The MuleSoft Mule Community Edition runtime engine before 3.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of Java Deserialization, related to Apache Commons Collections
- Record
CVE-2019-13116- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The MuleSoft Mule Community Edition runtime engine before 3.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of Java Deserialization, related to Apache Commons Collections
- Record
CVE-2019-13116- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3636 No score
The MuleSoft Mule Community Edition runtime engine before 3.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of Java Deserialization, related to Apache Commons Collections
- Record
EUVD-2022-3636- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cvcf-w75c-gw5r
Mulesoft Mule Unsafe Deserialization
The MuleSoft Mule runtime engine before 3.8.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of Java Deserialization, related to Apache Commons Collections.
- Record
GHSA-cvcf-w75c-gw5r- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cvcf-w75c-gw5r
Mulesoft Mule Unsafe Deserialization
The MuleSoft Mule runtime engine before 3.8.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of Java Deserialization, related to Apache Commons Collections.
- Record
GHSA-cvcf-w75c-gw5r- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.mule.runtime:muleMaven |
before 3.8.0 | 3.8.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-13116 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mulesoft Mule Runtime, published October 16, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.13%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in org.mule.runtime:mule 3.8.0.