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CVE-2026-42582

Netty denial of service

7.5 HIGHPublic exploitEPSS 0.49%
  1. Published13 May 2026

Description

Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to 4.2.13.Final, when decoding header blocks, the non-Huffman branch of io.netty.handler.codec.http3.QpackDecoder#decodeHuffmanEncodedLiteral may execute new byte[length] for a string literal before verifying that length bytes are actually present in the compressed field section. The wire encoding allows a very large length to be expressed in few bytes. There is no check that length <= in.readableBytes() before new byte[length]. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.13.Final.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

Netty≥ 4.2.0 < 4.2.13

Remediation

Fixed in
Netty≥ 4.2.13

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Frequently asked

Is CVE-2026-42582 being actively exploited?

CVE-2026-42582 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. A public exploit reference exists, so treat it as exploitable. Its EPSS exploit probability is 0.49%.

How severe is CVE-2026-42582?

CVE-2026-42582 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated high. EPSS estimates a 0.49% probability of exploitation.

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-42582?

Affected products include Netty.

How do I fix CVE-2026-42582?

Upgrade affected software to a fixed version, for example Netty 4.2.13 or later, then confirm no affected versions remain in your inventory.

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.