CVE-2026-42577
Netty: epoll transport denial of service via RST on half-closed TCP connection
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. From 4.2.0.Final to 4.2.13.Final , Netty's epoll transport fails to detect and close TCP connections that receive a RST after being half-closed, leading to stale channels that are never cleaned up and, in some code paths, a 100% CPU busy-loop in the event loop thread. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.13.Final.
| CWE | CWE-772 |
| Vendor | netty |
| Product | netty |
| Published | May 13, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
netty / netty
>= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.13.Final