CVE-2026-33871

HIGH

7.5

Description

Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. In versions prior to 4.1.132.Final and 4.2.10.Final, a remote user can trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) against a Netty HTTP/2 server by sending a flood of `CONTINUATION` frames. The server's lack of a limit on the number of `CONTINUATION` frames, combined with a bypass of existing size-based mitigations using zero-byte frames, allows an user to cause excessive CPU consumption with minimal bandwidth, rendering the server unresponsive. Versions 4.1.132.Final and 4.2.10.Final fix the issue.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/27/2026

Last Modified3/30/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

netty:netty

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770

References

https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-w9fj-cfpg-grvv(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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