CVE-2026-45674

Netty Vulnerable to DNS Cache Poisoning via Missing Bailiwick Checks in CNAME Records

State
Published
Severity
8.7 High
Published
Jun 12, 2026
Updated
Sep 18, 2026
Reserved
May 12, 2026

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Description

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, Netty's DnsResolveContext fails to validate the origin (bailiwick) of CNAME records in DNS responses. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NGitHub_M
3.18.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Nredhat-SADP

Weaknesses

  • CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
  • CWE-346 Origin Validation Error

Affected Products

ProductVersions
nettynetty
  • >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.FinalAffected
  • < 4.1.135.FinalAffected

References

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