CVE-2026-50560

MEDIUM EPSS 21.8%
Published Jun 12, 20262w ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.9 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Jun 12, 2026 2w ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, Netty HTTP/2 max header size handling produces an attack similar to HTTP/2 Rapid Reset. There is a setting in the http2 specification called `SETTINGS_MAX_HEADER_LIST_SIZE`. When a client sends that setting to Netty, it appears that Netty will behave as follows: read the request; proxy the request to the origin; attempt to produce a response; and create an exception while writing the headers for the response. Functionally, this should be similar to the http2 reset attack, but with a different on-the-wire signature. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.9
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
21.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-770

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
nettynetty* <4.1.135
nettynetty*≥4.2.0  –  <4.2.15

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final
    Release Notes
  • github.com https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final
    Release Notes
  • github.com https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-563q-j3cm-6jxm
    Vendor Advisory
  • rfc-editor.org https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9113.html#name-defined-settings
    Not Applicable

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.