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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-56819 · published 21 July 2026

CVE-2026-56819: Netty uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Netty · Netty

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In versions 4.2.0.Final through 4.2.15.Final and 4.1.0.Final through 4.1.135.Final, a remote unauthenticated peer can leak one direct `ByteBuf` per HTTP/2 `DATA` frame in applications that enable HTTP/2 content decompression via `DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener`. When a `DATA` frame is processed for a stream whose decompressor has already been closed, `Http2Decompressor.decompress(...)` calls `decompressor.writeInbound(data.retain())` and does not release the retained buffer on the error path, eventually exhausting direct memory and crashing the JVM. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.66% · top 50.2% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumptionCWE-401 · Memory leak
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.66%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
30 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In versions 4.2.0.Final through 4.2.15.Final and 4.1.0.Final through 4.1.135.Final, a remote unauthenticated peer can leak one direct `ByteBuf` per HTTP/2 `DATA` frame in applications that enable HTTP/2 content decompression via `DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener`. When a `DATA` frame is processed for a stream whose decompressor has already been closed, `Http2Decompressor.decompress(...)` calls `decompressor.writeInbound(data.retain())` and does not release the retained buffer on the error path, eventually exhausting direct memory and crashing the JVM. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/5b68c61f37aa4a3045cba624cbea239655c9003b Patch
https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/bb2ff68a1fb71cb4b0eb9a9e17b66c52aff680c6 Patch
https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.136.Final Release Notes
https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.16.Final Release Notes
https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-93wv-jw9v-4972 ExploitVendor Advisory
https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-93wv-jw9v-4972 ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-56819), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.