CVE-2026-56746: Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Versions 4.2.0.Final through 4.2.15.Final and 4.1.0.Final through 4.1.135.Final, are vulne

mediumCVSS 6.5CVE-2026-56746

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Versions 4.2.0.Final through 4.2.15.Final and 4.1.0.Final through 4.1.135.Final, are vulnerable to security control bypass during the origin evaluation process. CorsHandler provides a shortCircuit() configuration designed to reject unauthorized cross-origin requests immediately, acting as a security control before requests reach the application. However, due to a logical operator error in the origin evaluation process, this protection can be entirely bypassed. An attacker can bypass the short-circuit mechanism by sending a request with an Origin: null header. This failure forwards unauthorized requests to the backend application, bypassing intended access controls. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final.

Details

Source: NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity: medium — CVSS 6.5
Published: 2026-07-21
Last updated: 2026-07-22
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56746

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-567460.37% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 30% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-56746	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

medium[NEW] [medium] Netty: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
mediumGHSA-6cqp-g7gg-8hr5: Netty: Security Control Bypass via CORS Short-Circuit Failureghsa

Recent advisories for Netty is a

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

highGHSA-93wv-jw9v-4972: Netty: HTTP/2 decompression leaks ByteBuf reference count when the decompressor channel i…ghsa · 2026-07-31
medium[NEW] [medium] Netty: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-30
high[NEW] [high] Netty: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-30
high[UPDATE] [high] Netty: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-30
unknownCVE-2026-59898: Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to versions 4.1.13…nvd · 2026-07-29
mediumCVE-2026-59920: Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. In versions prior to 4.1…nvd · 2026-07-29