Review reviewHigh

CVE-2026-55831

netty

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final, Netty's SPDY SETTINGS decoder accepts a peer-declared SETTINGS entry count up to the 24-bit frame-length limit and materializes every unique setting ID in `DefaultSpdySettingsFrame`, allowing a remote SPDY/3.1 peer to send a syntactically valid roughly 2 MiB SETTINGS frame that creates 262144 map entries and amplifies network input into heap growth and ordered-map insertion work. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final.

CVSS: 7.5
EPSS: 0.42%
CISA KEV: Not listed
Published: 2026.07.21

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV

Exploit probability0.42%

Technical severityCVSS 7.5

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: netty
Affected versions: >= >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.16.Final, >= >= 4.1.0.Final, < 4.1.136.Final, >= 4.1.0 < 4.1.136, >= 4.2.0 < 4.2.16
Fixed versions: 4.1.136, 4.2.16

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

1
Identify
Confirm that netty and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE: CWE-400, CWE-770