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CVE-2026-33870 (High) detected in netty-codec-http-4.1.34.Final.jar, netty-codec-http-4.1.43.Final.jar #822

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CVE-2026-33870 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - netty-codec-http-4.1.34.Final.jar, netty-codec-http-4.1.43.Final.jar

netty-codec-http-4.1.34.Final.jar

Netty is an asynchronous event-driven network application framework for rapid development of maintainable high performance protocol servers and clients.

Library home page: http://netty.io/

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.ivy2/cache/io.netty/netty-codec-http/jars/netty-codec-http-4.1.34.Final.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • play-netty-server_2.13-2.7.5.jar (Root Library)
    • netty-reactive-streams-http-2.0.3.jar
      • netty-codec-http-4.1.34.Final.jar (Vulnerable Library)
netty-codec-http-4.1.43.Final.jar

Netty is an asynchronous event-driven network application framework for rapid development of maintainable high performance protocol servers and clients.

Library home page: https://netty.io/

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.ivy2/cache/io.netty/netty-codec-http/jars/netty-codec-http-4.1.43.Final.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • play-netty-server_2.13-2.8.2.jar (Root Library)
    • netty-reactive-streams-http-2.0.4.jar
      • netty-codec-http-4.1.43.Final.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2819174635979a19573ec0ce8e3e2b63a3848079

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. In versions prior to 4.1.132.Final and 4.2.10.Final, Netty incorrectly parses quoted strings in HTTP/1.1 chunked transfer encoding extension values, enabling request smuggling attacks. Versions 4.1.132.Final and 4.2.10.Final fix the issue.

Publish Date: 2026-03-27

URL: CVE-2026-33870

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: Low
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: High
    • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-pwqr-wmgm-9rr8

Release Date: 2026-03-26

Fix Resolution: io.netty:netty-codec-http:4.1.132.Final,io.netty:netty-codec-http:4.2.10.Final

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