Resource exhaustion in Netty
CVE-2026-44250
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In netty-codec-redis prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, an attacker can cause DoS by sending a crafted Redis payload with deeply neste…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.004 (31.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Netty — versions >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final, < 4.1.135.Final
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-44250?
- CVE-2026-44250 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netty, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-44250?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.