Description
Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final, Netty's DNS codec does not enforce RFC 1035 domain name constraints during either encoding or decoding. This creates a bidirectional attack surface: malicious DNS responses can exploit the decoder, and user-influenced hostnames can exploit the encoder. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final.
Published: 2026-05-13
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cm33-6792-r9fm Netty has a DNS Codec Input Validation Bypass (Encoder + Decoder)
History

Thu, 28 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1286
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Mon, 18 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 13 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Netty
Netty netty
Vendors & Products Netty
Netty netty

Wed, 13 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Description Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final, Netty's DNS codec does not enforce RFC 1035 domain name constraints during either encoding or decoding. This creates a bidirectional attack surface: malicious DNS responses can exploit the decoder, and user-influenced hostnames can exploit the encoder. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final.
Title Netty: DNS Codec Input Validation Bypass in Netty (Encoder + Decoder)
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-400
CWE-626
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-18T15:40:22.534Z

Reserved: 2026-04-28T17:26:12.085Z

Link: CVE-2026-42579

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-18T15:39:13.328Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-05-13T19:17:23.353

Modified: 2026-06-17T10:48:05.107

Link: CVE-2026-42579

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-05-13T18:01:52Z

Links: CVE-2026-42579 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T13:45:14Z