CVE-2026-42579 — Netty: DNS Codec Input Validation Bypass in Netty (Encoder + Decoder)
Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final, Netty's DNS codec does not enforce RFC 1035 domain name constraint…
Published: 2026-05-13 · CVSS: 7.5 · CVSS 3.1
Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final, Netty's DNS codec does not enforce RFC 1035 domain name constraints during either encoding or decoding. This creates a bidirectional attack surface: malicious DNS responses can exploit the decoder, and user-influenced hostnames can exploit the encoder. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.13.Final and 4.1.133.Final.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7