CVE-2026-44249

Summary

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In netty-handler prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, an attacker can bypass IPv6 subnet rules due to an incorrect masking operation in IpSubnetFilterRule.compareTo(). Valid public IP addresses can bypass the restrictions. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
nettynetty>= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Finalaffected
nettynetty< 4.1.135.Finalaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-284: CWE-284: Improper Access Control
  • CWE-697: CWE-697: Incorrect Comparison

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

netty-handler: netty-handler: IPv6 subnet rule bypass due to incorrect masking operation

Additional References

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