# CVE-2026-100664: Netty 4.2.2 through 4.2.17 HTTP/1 Host Header Authority Confusion

- Also known as: GHSA-HFR2-X62W-V49H
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.2.18.Final
- Published: 2026-09-26 · Updated: 2026-09-28

## Affected

- netty: from 4.2.2.Final, fixed in 4.2.18.Final

## Description

Netty's HTTP/3 codec (io.netty:netty-codec-http3) versions 4.2.2.Final through 4.2.17.Final builds the HTTP/3 :authority pseudo-header from the HTTP/1 Host header before considering the authority of an absolute-form HTTP/1 request-target. In HttpConversionUtil.toHttp3Headers(HttpMessage, boolean) — reached via Http3FrameToHttpObjectCodec(false) — a non-empty Host header takes precedence over the request-target authority, contrary to the HTTP/1.1 rule that a server receiving an absolute-form request-target must ignore the Host header. In a Netty-based HTTP/1-to-HTTP/3 gateway, proxy, or protocol bridge, a remote client can send a request such as "GET https://trusted.example/admin HTTP/1.1" with "Host: attacker.example", causing components that validate, authorize, or route on the RFC-defined request-target authority to reach a different decision than the upstream HTTP/3 peer, which receives :authority derived from the conflicting Host header. This authority confusion can affect virtual-host routing, allow-list checks, backend selection, cache keys, and URL generation. The advisory reports integrity impact only (no code execution, memory corruption, or availability impact). Fixed in 4.2.18.Final.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on netty, upgrade to a fixed version (4.2.18.Final) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-hfr2-x62w-v49h
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netty-4.2.2-through-4.2.15-http-1-host-header-authority-confusion

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