CVE-2026-56746 PUBLISHED

Netty has a Security Control Bypass via CORS Short-Circuit Failure

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 22.06.2026 Published: 21.07.2026 Updated: 22.07.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor netty
Product netty
Versions
  • Version >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.16.Final is affected
  • Version >= 4.1.0.Final, < 4.1.136.Final is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control CWE