Netty: WebSockets V07/V08 handshaker missing Connection/Upgrade validation (netty netty)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.44 % · percentile 38 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final, ab attacker can force WebSocket upgrade via the lax V07 (or V08) handshaker by sending `Sec-WebSocket-Version: 7` and omitting `Connection: Upgrade` / `Upgrade: websocket` headers, completing a protocol switch that a proxy would not recognize as an Upgrade request and enabling HTTP request smuggling / protocol-confusion attacks. This issue has been fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-444 — Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/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 | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-4mp9-239f-g9hg — Netty: WebSockets V07/V08 handshaker missing Connection/Upgrade validation
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-50444
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-59898
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 4.1.136cpe: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 < 4.1.136.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 |