CVE-2026-50560

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, Netty HTTP/2 max header size handling produces an attack similar to HTTP/2 Rapid Reset. There is a setting in the http2 specification called `SETTINGS_MAX_HEADER_LIST_SIZE`. When a client sends that setting to Netty, it appears that Netty will behave as follows: read the request; proxy the request to the origin; attempt to produce a response; and create an exception while writing the headers for the response. Functionally, this should be similar to the http2 reset attack, but with a different on-the-wire signature. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

15 Jun 2026, 02:30

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final - () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final - () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-563q-j3cm-6jxm - () https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-563q-j3cm-6jxm - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9113.html#name-defined-settings - () https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9113.html#name-defined-settings - Not Applicable
First Time Netty netty
Netty
CPE cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.3

12 Jun 2026, 16:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-12 16:16

Updated : 2026-06-15 02:30


NVD link : CVE-2026-50560

Mitre link : CVE-2026-50560

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-50560


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Products Affected

netty

  • netty
CWE
CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling