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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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3qp7-7mw8-wx86 Netty has an IPv6 Subnet Filter Bypass via Incorrect Comparator Masking
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Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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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'}


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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 : Undergoing Analysis

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

Modified: 2026-06-12T15:55:06.377

Link: CVE-2026-44249

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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

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