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CVE-2026-59901 high CVSS 7.5

Vulnerability in io.netty:netty-codec-compression (CVE-2026-59901)

Summary

Vulnerability in io.netty:netty-codec-compression (CVE-2026-59901). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via Bzip2Decoder. Mitigation: upgrade to 4.2.16.Final or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final, the Bzip2Decoder handler in Netty's compression codec pipeline is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack through a malformed bzip2 stream that permanently captures the event-loop thread in an infinite loop. The vulnerability exists in the run-length encoding (RLE) state machine within [Bzip2BlockDecompressor.read()]. This issue has been fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final.

Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-59901 has been found in io.netty:netty-codec-compression.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like Bzip2Decoder over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: upgrade io.netty:netty-codec-compression to 4.2.16.Final or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "io.netty:netty-codec-compression CVE-2026-59901" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-59901 (io.netty:netty-codec-compression) — CWE-835 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: Bzip2Decoder
Patched: 4.2.16.Final — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (CWE-835) exists in io.netty:netty-codec-compression. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via Bzip2Decoder without authentication.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of io.netty:netty-codec-compression. Attack surface: Bzip2Decoder.

🔥 Severity

Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 4.2.16.Final.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify 
    Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.

    資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで io.netty:netty-codec-compression を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。

  2. 2
    Apply patch patch 
    Upgrade io.netty:netty-codec-compression to 4.2.16.Final

    ステージング環境で 4.2.16.Final に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。

  3. 3
    Post-deployment verification verify 
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

maven io.netty:netty-codec-compression
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.2.16.Final"}]}]
maven io.netty:netty-codec
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.1.136.Final"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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