---
cve: "CVE-2026-55851"
severity: "HIGH"
cvss: 8.7
epss: "61%"
vendor: "netty"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2026-07-21 22:17:14"
tags: [cve, security, high]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-05T22:46:36+02:00"
---

# CVE-2026-55851

> 8.7 HIGH · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. In versions 4.2.0.Final up to (but not including) 4.2.16.Final, and 4.1.0.Final up to (but not including) 4.1.135, the `HAProxyMessageDecoder` in Netty's `codec-haproxy` module performs protocol version detection by reading the 13th byte as a signed Java `byte` and widening it to `int` without masking; a PROXY protocol v2 binary prefix followed by version byte `0xFF` sign-extends to `-1`, collides with the decoder's need-more-data sentinel, and causes `ByteToMessageDecoder` to accumulate inbound bytes in an unbounded `cumulation` buffer until direct memory is exhausted. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final.

## CVSS-Vektor

```
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
```

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Netzwerk | bad |
| AC Komplexität | Gering | bad |
| PR Privilegien | Keine | bad |
| UI Interaktion | Keine | bad |

## Patch verfügbar (OSV)

- fca0764703b3bb59c6e6dc5d29c6d9710d35c0e6 (Commit)
- 3703d79669ee024f6483c9d8697ac58ba546df33 (Commit)

## Referenzen

- <https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-q6cq-mhr2-jmr5>
- <https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/5b68c61f37aa4a3045cba624cbea239655c9003b>
- <https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/bb2ff68a1fb71cb4b0eb9a9e17b66c52aff680c6>
- <https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.136.Final>
- <https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.16.Final>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2026-55851) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_