๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-100666

HIGH 7.3

Netty 4.2.0 through 4.2.17 Response Desynchronization via HttpServerCodec

CVSS Score
7.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Netty's HttpServerCodec (io.netty:netty-codec-http) in versions 4.2.0.Final through 4.2.16.Final and in versions up to and including 4.1.136.Final pairs each outbound response with an inbound request by calling pollMethod() once per response, including for 1xx informational responses. If a client pipelines an HTTP/1.1 GET carrying an Expect: 100-continue header followed by a HEAD request, the 100 Continue response consumes the queued GET method, so the subsequent 200 OK for the GET is paired with HEAD and its body is dropped, while the following 200 OK for the HEAD request is written with a body. This desynchronizes HTTP parsing on the connection: the GET entity is never delivered and the HEAD response body is interpreted as the GET body, resulting in response splitting and unsafe connection reuse. Fixed in 4.2.17.Final and 4.1.137.Final.

CWE CWE-444
Vendor netty
Product netty
Published Sep 26, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

netty / netty
4.2.0.Final < 4.2.17.Final
netty / netty
0 < 4.1.137.Final

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-2g6j-r8q9-5hr8 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netty-4.2.0-through-4.2.17-response-desynchronization-via-httpservercodec

Credits

๐Ÿ” violetagg