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CVE-2026-45674GHSA-676X-F7GG-47VC

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

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 4.2.15.Final, 4.1.135.Final
1 proof of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • netty netty

    From 4.2.0.Final · fixed in 4.2.15.Final; fixed in 4.1.135.Final

  • io.netty:netty-resolver-dnsMaven

    From 4.2.0.Final · fixed in 4.2.15.Final

  • io.netty:netty-resolver-dnsMaven

    fixed in 4.1.135.Final

References 4

GitHub · netty/netty

GitHub · xiaoqiMikko/netty-resolver-dns-check