CVE-2026-42578
Netty: HTTP Header Injection via HttpProxyHandler Disabled Validation
02 Description
Netty: HTTP Header Injection via HttpProxyHandler Disabled Validation
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.06% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 64.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 2.9 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-18.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-05-13 17:57Z5 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-18 12:04Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-04-28
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 2.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 9e0d2e661eec5a08dcb3ef875633fe84111d608f2c39cb5d665eb5b46c6c1c34
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-45q3-82m4-75jr
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42578
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2477226https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477226
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42578.json
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49700
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53644
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53645
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28010
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53646
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66545
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66488
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49701
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42644
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25123
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36820
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37390
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23808
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24502
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54435
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- netty No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- netty No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- netty No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- netty No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- netty No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- netty Fixed in 1:4.1.7-4ubuntu0.1+esm6Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- netty Fixed in 1:4.1.45-1ubuntu0.1~esm6Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- netty Fixed in 1:4.1.48-4+deb11u2ubuntu0.1+esm3Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS
- netty Fixed in 1:4.1.48-9ubuntu0.1+esm3Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS
- netty Fixed in 1:4.1.48-16ubuntu0.1~esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.