Description
A flaw was found in Netty's HTTP/1.1 decoder. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass `Transfer-Encoding` header validation by splitting the `Transfer-Encoding` field across multiple headers, with the last field containing a non-final transfer coding like `gzip` or `deflate`. This bypass can lead to HTTP request smuggling, enabling attackers to bypass security controls, desynchronize request processing, or cause requests to be processed in an unintended context.
Published: 2026-09-18
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: HTTP request smuggling via split Transfer‑Encoding headers
Action: Apply patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A flaw in Netty’s HTTP/1.1 decoder (CWE‑444) allows an attacker to split the Transfer‑Encoding header across multiple fields, bypassing final‑chunked validation; this can be used to smuggle one HTTP request inside another, potentially leading to unauthorized request handling, privilege escalation or denial of service.

Affected Systems

Affected Red Hat products include AMQ Broker 7, AMQ Clients, build of Keycloak, Data Grid 8, Fuse 7, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7/8, Single Sign‑On 7, build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3, build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4, Apicurio Registry 3, Debezium 3, and Quarkus 3. No specific version ranges are listed in the CVE data, so it is inferred that any deployment using the affected Netty library version is potentially vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 places the issue in the moderate severity range. EPSS indicates a low exploitation probability of less than 1%, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting no known public exploits. The likely attack vector is inferred to be remote network access, as the description states that a remote attacker can send crafted HTTP traffic to the target service to perform the split Transfer‑Encoding technique. Successful exploitation could mislead the server into processing a smuggled request, allowing privilege escalation, data tampering or denial of service.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 19, 2026 at 18:53 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

See https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-3jrc-fchc-59pw for fixed versions and remediation guidance.


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Netty library to the patched version referenced in the GitHub security advisory GHSA‑3jrc‑fchc‑59pw, ensuring that the corrected Transfer‑Encoding validation is in place.
  • For Red Hat customers, apply the latest official releases of the affected products (AMQ Broker, Fuse, Data Grid, etc.) that incorporate the Netty fix, as listed on the Red Hat CVE reference page.
  • If a patch cannot be applied immediately, mitigate the risk by configuring a web application firewall or network filter to reject HTTP requests containing multiple or malformed Transfer‑Encoding headers, thereby preventing the smuggling attack.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 19, 2026 at 18:53 UTC.

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History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat quarkus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:quarkus:3.27::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:quarkus:3.33::el8
Vendors & Products Redhat quarkus

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:quarkus:3
Vendors & Products Redhat quarkus
References

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Io.netty
Io.netty netty-codec-http
Redhat build Of Apache Camel For Quarkus
Redhat build Of Apache Camel For Spring Boot
Redhat build Of Apicurio Registry
Redhat build Of Debezium 3
Redhat build Of Keycloak
Redhat build Of Quarkus
Redhat data Grid 8
Redhat fuse 7
Redhat single Sign-on
Vendors & Products Io.netty
Io.netty netty-codec-http
Redhat build Of Apache Camel For Quarkus
Redhat build Of Apache Camel For Spring Boot
Redhat build Of Apicurio Registry
Redhat build Of Debezium 3
Redhat build Of Keycloak
Redhat build Of Quarkus
Redhat data Grid 8
Redhat fuse 7
Redhat single Sign-on

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Netty split Transfer-Encoding fields bypass final-chunked validation and enable request smuggling A flaw was found in Netty's HTTP/1.1 decoder. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass `Transfer-Encoding` header validation by splitting the `Transfer-Encoding` field across multiple headers, with the last field containing a non-final transfer coding like `gzip` or `deflate`. This bypass can lead to HTTP request smuggling, enabling attackers to bypass security controls, desynchronize request processing, or cause requests to be processed in an unintended context.
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Netty split Transfer-Encoding fields bypass final-chunked validation and enable request smuggling
Title Io.netty/netty-codec-http: netty split transfer-encoding fields bypass final-chunked validation and enable request smuggling
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat amq Broker
Redhat amq Clients
Redhat apicurio Registry
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat camel Quarkus
Redhat camel Spring Boot
Redhat debezium
Redhat jboss Data Grid
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jboss Fuse
Redhat quarkus
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
Weaknesses CWE-444
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:amq_broker:7
cpe:/a:redhat:amq_clients:2023
cpe:/a:redhat:apicurio_registry:3
cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:
cpe:/a:redhat:camel_quarkus:3
cpe:/a:redhat:camel_spring_boot:4
cpe:/a:redhat:debezium:3
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:8
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7
cpe:/a:redhat:quarkus:3
cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat amq Broker
Redhat amq Clients
Redhat apicurio Registry
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat camel Quarkus
Redhat camel Spring Boot
Redhat debezium
Redhat jboss Data Grid
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jboss Fuse
Redhat quarkus
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Io.netty Netty-codec-http
Redhat Amq Broker Amq Clients Apicurio Registry Build Keycloak Build Of Apache Camel For Quarkus Build Of Apache Camel For Spring Boot Build Of Apicurio Registry Build Of Debezium 3 Build Of Keycloak Build Of Quarkus Camel Quarkus Camel Spring Boot Data Grid 8 Debezium Fuse 7 Jboss Data Grid Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Jboss Fuse Quarkus Red Hat Single Sign On Single Sign-on
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-09T20:19:34.169Z

Reserved: 2026-09-18T10:30:24.299Z

Link: CVE-2026-93573

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-18T16:20:01.227Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-18T15:17:21.020

Modified: 2026-10-09T21:17:06.850

Link: CVE-2026-93573

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-10T00:52:26Z

Links: CVE-2026-93573 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-19T22:29:22Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-444

    Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')