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CVE-2026-42585: netty · HTTP Request/Response Smuggling

Affects nettySource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 4.2.13.Final or 4.1.133.Final when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 18:27 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.2.13.Final, 4.1.133.Final
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade netty to 4.2.13.Final or 4.1.133.Final.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
netty nettyAffected
  • >=4.2.0.Alpha1 <4.2.13.Final
  • <4.1.133.Final
Fixed in
  • 4.2.13.Final
  • 4.1.133.Final

AI-suggested

Upgrade Netty to version 4.2.13.Final or later, or 4.1.133.Final or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated or required according to the vendor advisory.

Description

Netty versions prior to 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final contain a vulnerability where malformed Transfer-Encoding headers are incorrectly parsed, allowing HTTP request/response smuggling attacks. This flaw has been addressed in versions 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final.

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