GHSA-3QP7-7MW8-WX86

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-08 19:00 – Updated: 2026-06-12 19:27
VLAI
Summary
Netty has an IPv6 Subnet Filter Bypass via Incorrect Comparator Masking
Details

Summary

An attacker can bypass IPv6 subnet rules due to an incorrect masking operation in IpSubnetFilterRule.compareTo(). Valid public IP addresses can bypass the restrictions.

Details

io.netty.handler.ipfilter.IpSubnetFilterRule#compareTo(java.net.InetSocketAddress) method performs a bitwise AND between the incoming IP address and the configured networkAddress, instead of the subnetMask.

Impact

Access Control Bypass. Attacker can bypass IpSubnetFilter IPv6 access controls.

Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.2.14.Final"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "io.netty:netty-handler"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.2.0.Final"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.2.15.Final"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.1.134.Final"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "io.netty:netty-handler"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.1.135.Final"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-44249"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284",
      "CWE-697"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-08T19:00:33Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-11T22:16:56Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\nAn attacker can bypass IPv6 subnet rules due to an incorrect masking operation in IpSubnetFilterRule.compareTo(). Valid public IP addresses can bypass the restrictions.\n\n### Details\n`io.netty.handler.ipfilter.IpSubnetFilterRule#compareTo(java.net.InetSocketAddress)` method performs a bitwise AND between the incoming IP address and the configured networkAddress, instead of the subnetMask.\n\n### Impact\nAccess Control Bypass. Attacker can bypass IpSubnetFilter IPv6 access controls.",
  "id": "GHSA-3qp7-7mw8-wx86",
  "modified": "2026-06-12T19:27:07Z",
  "published": "2026-06-08T19:00:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-3qp7-7mw8-wx86"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44249"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/netty/netty"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Netty has an IPv6 Subnet Filter Bypass via Incorrect Comparator Masking"
}


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