Memory Exhaustion Vulnerability in Netty Framework by Netty
CVE-2026-48748

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Netty

Status
Netty
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-48748?

The Netty framework, widely used for building network applications, has a vulnerability in its HTTP/3 codec that allows an attacker to create an unbounded number of streams. This can lead to a memory exhaustion issue, causing the affected system to experience out-of-memory (OOM) errors. Users are advised to upgrade to version 4.2.15.Final or later to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

netty >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final

References

https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-4...
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https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15....
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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