CVE catalog
CVE-2026-76816
Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to versions 4.1.137.Final and 4.2.17.Final, MqttEncoder does not validate client identifiers, will topics, usernames, and PU
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.17% · Oct 25, 2026
Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. Prior to versions 4.1.137.Final and 4.2.17.Final, MqttEncoder does not validate client identifiers, will topics, usernames, and PUBLISH topic names before encoding, allowing prohibited null bytes in MQTT UTF-8 string fields and potentially causing routing, access-control, or identity mismatches in downstream brokers. The vulnerability is exploitable when an application uses Netty's MQTT encoder to construct messages from user-controlled input. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.137.Final and 4.2.17.Final.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | netty | sid | 1:4.1.48-16 | vulnerable |
| Debian | netty | forky | 1:4.1.48-16 | vulnerable |
| Debian | netty | trixie | 1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | netty | trixie-security | 1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | netty | bookworm | 1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | netty | bookworm-security | 1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | netty | source | sid | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1147398] |
| Debian | netty | source | forky | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1147398] |
| Debian | netty | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1147398] |
| Debian | netty | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1147398] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libnetty-java]Affected
Source package: [netty]
Details (4)
1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · netty · debian · bookworm; nvd · netty · debian · 12
1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · netty · debian · bookworm; nvd · netty · debian · 12
1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · netty · debian · bookworm; nvd · netty · debian · 12
1:4.1.48-7+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · netty · debian · bookworm; nvd · netty · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libnetty-java]Affected
Source package: [netty]
Details (4)
1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · netty · debian · 13
1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · netty · debian · 13
1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityAffected
nvd · netty · debian · 13
1:4.1.48-10+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityAffected
nvd · netty · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_11882-1.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76816]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-76816]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-76816]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-76816.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-2712.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]