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CVE-2026-100663GHSA-jgph-cgq3-c627

Netty HTTP/1 CONNECT authority-form mistranslated to malformed HTTP/3

netty nettyFrameworks
CVSS
8.7High
ExploitationPublic exploit codeCISA's assessment says proof of concept code is public, assessed 28 Sep 2026. Not in the KEV catalogCISA via CVE List
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.30%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in4.2.18.FinalFixed versionCVE List
Published26 Sep 2026Updated 28 Sep 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

Netty's HTTP/3 codec (io.netty:netty-codec-http3) from 4.2.2.Final through 4.2.17.Final does not special-case HTTP/1 CONNECT authority-form request-targets when converting HTTP/1 messages to HTTP/3 in HttpConversionUtil.toHttp3Headers. The authority-form target (e.g., "CONNECT trusted.example:443") is parsed as a URI, so its host is emitted as :scheme, :path is set to "/", and the HTTP/1 Host header is used as :authority; if no Host header is present the CONNECT target is dropped. In a Netty-based HTTP/1-to-HTTP/3 proxy or gateway, a remote client can send a CONNECT request whose Host header names a different authority than the request-target, producing a malformed HTTP/3 CONNECT whose tunnel :authority is attacker-controlled. This can bypass tunnel allow-lists, egress policy, backend selection, or audit controls that validate the HTTP/1 CONNECT request-target before forwarding over HTTP/3. The issue is fixed in 4.2.18.Final.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 2

  • nettyaffected: 4.2.2.Final before 4.2.18.FinalCVE List
  • nettyunaffected: 4.2.18.FinalCVE List

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