CVE-2026-50020

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.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 14.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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.

Published

2026-06-12 14:55Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-06-12 15:56Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-06-02

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-444Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e0384380b89f9b70697f6a9d436b619f2459d534c8c72af32e7488000915d786

• github.comhttps://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-hvcg-qmg6-jm4cx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Finalx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Finalx_refsource_MISC