# CVE-2026-33870: Netty: HTTP Request Smuggling via Chunked Extension Quoted-String Parsing

- Also known as: GHSA-PWQR-WMGM-9RR8
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.132.Final, 4.2.10.Final
- Published: 2026-03-27 · Updated: 2026-09-15

## Affected

- netty: fixed in 4.1.132.Final; from 4.2.0.Alpha1, fixed in 4.2.10.Final
- io.netty:netty-codec-http (Maven): fixed in 4.1.132.Final
- io.netty:netty-codec-http (Maven): from 4.2.0.Alpha1, fixed in 4.2.10.Final

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on netty, io.netty:netty-codec-http, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.132.Final, 4.2.10.Final) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-pwqr-wmgm-9rr8
- https://w4ke.info/2025/06/18/funky-chunks.html
- https://w4ke.info/2025/10/29/funky-chunks-2.html
- https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110

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