CVE-2026-56746

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Versions 4.2.0.Final through 4.2.15.Final and 4.1.0.Final through 4.1.135.Final, are vulnerable to security control bypass during the origin evaluation process. CorsHandler provides a shortCircuit() configuration designed to reject unauthorized cross-origin requests immediately, acting as a security control before requests reach the application. However, due to a logical operator error in the origin evaluation process, this protection can be entirely bypassed. An attacker can bypass the short-circuit mechanism by sending a request with an Origin: null header. This failure forwards unauthorized requests to the backend application, bypassing intended access controls. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

30 Jul 2026, 14:47

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.136.Final - () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.136.Final - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.16.Final - () https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.16.Final - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-6cqp-g7gg-8hr5 - () https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-6cqp-g7gg-8hr5 - Vendor Advisory
First Time Netty netty
Netty
CPE cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

21 Jul 2026, 22:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-21 22:17

Updated : 2026-07-30 14:47


NVD link : CVE-2026-56746

Mitre link : CVE-2026-56746

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-56746


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Products Affected

netty

  • netty
CWE
CWE-284

Improper Access Control