Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In netty-handler prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, an attacker can bypass IPv6 subnet rules due to an incorrect masking operation in IpSubnetFilterRule.compareTo(). Valid public IP addresses can bypass the restrictions. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
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Description Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In netty-handler prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, an attacker can bypass IPv6 subnet rules due to an incorrect masking operation in IpSubnetFilterRule.compareTo(). Valid public IP addresses can bypass the restrictions. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
Title Netty has an IPv6 Subnet Filter Bypass via Incorrect Comparator Masking
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-697
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-11T20:46:14.110Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T16:33:55.844Z

Link: CVE-2026-44249

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-11T22:16:56.707

Modified: 2026-06-11T22:16:56.707

Link: CVE-2026-44249

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Updated: 2026-06-11T23:45:05Z