CVE-2026-93569
Published:September 18, 2026
Updated:October 09, 2026
A flaw was found in Netty. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Netty's HTTP/1 to HTTP/2 conversion process. When an HTTP/1 request includes both an absolute-form request-target and a conflicting Host header, Netty incorrectly prioritizes the Host header for the HTTP/2 :authority field, discarding the original request-target authority. This inconsistency can allow an attacker to bypass security controls in Netty-based proxies or gateways, potentially leading to unauthorized access, cache poisoning, or misrouting of requests.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/netty/netty.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=netty-4.1.0.Final <netty-4.1.138.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version netty-4.1.138.Finalhttps://github.com/netty/netty.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=netty-4.2.0.Final <netty-4.2.18.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version netty-4.2.18.Finalio.netty:netty-codec-http2 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.1.0.Final <4.1.138.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.138.Finalio.netty:netty-all (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.1.0.Beta5 <4.1.138.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.138.Finalio.netty:netty-codec-http2 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.2.0.Final <4.2.18.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.2.18.FinalRelated Resources (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
EPSS
Base Score:
1.41