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CVE-2026-42579

Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final, Netty's D

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00032
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-626Null Byte Interaction Error (Poison Null Byte)
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Affected Products & Versions

2
netty< 4.1.133
netty>= 4.2.0 and < 4.2.13
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven io.netty:netty-codec-dns HIGH fixed in 4.2.13.Final
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgithub.com · GHSA-cm33-6792-r9fmgithub.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD13 May 2026 · 07:17 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:10795-1
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