CVE-2026-59903

Netty: Cache Poisoning and Information Disclosure via CORS Vary Header Overwrite

Published Aug 17, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to 4.1.137.Final and 4.2.17.Final, io.netty.handler.codec.http.cors.CorsHandler setVaryHeader replaces application Vary headers such as Authorization or Cookie with Origin, allowing a caching proxy or CDN to reuse authenticated responses across users and disclose sensitive information. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.137.Final and 4.2.17.Final.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8c42-7qj2-3j46 Netty Vulnerable to Cache Poisoning and Information Disclosure via CORS Vary Header Overwrite
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Vendors & Products Netty
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Description Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to 4.1.137.Final and 4.2.17.Final, io.netty.handler.codec.http.cors.CorsHandler setVaryHeader replaces application Vary headers such as Authorization or Cookie with Origin, allowing a caching proxy or CDN to reuse authenticated responses across users and disclose sensitive information. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.137.Final and 4.2.17.Final.
Title Netty: Cache Poisoning and Information Disclosure via CORS Vary Header Overwrite
Weaknesses CWE-524
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 17, 2026, 6:14 PM
Reserved
Jul 7, 2026, 4:40 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 17, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 17, 2026, 5:56 PM