CVE-2026-56746
Netty has a Security Control Bypass via CORS Short-Circuit Failure
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.41 % · percentile 35 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Versions 4.2.0.Final through 4.2.15.Final and 4.1.0.Final through 4.1.135.Final, are vulnerable to security control bypass during the origin evaluation process. CorsHandler provides a shortCircuit() configuration designed to reject unauthorized cross-origin requests immediately, acting as a security control before requests reach the application. However, due to a logical operator error in the origin evaluation process, this protection can be entirely bypassed. An attacker can bypass the short-circuit mechanism by sending a request with an Origin: null header. This failure forwards unauthorized requests to the backend application, bypassing intended access controls. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-6cqp-g7gg-8hr5 — Netty: Security Control Bypass via CORS Short-Circuit Failure
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-46998
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-56746
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1336 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1165 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0991 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu Greenplum · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.1.0 < 4.1.136cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.2.0 < 4.2.16
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| netty · netty | affected >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.16.Final ; affected >= 4.1.0.Final, < 4.1.136.Final |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |