8.7
/ 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, Netty's `DnsResolveContext` insufficiently validates the bailiwick of NS records, enabling DNS Cache Poisoning. An attacker controlling an authoritative name server for a subdomain can poison the cache for parent domains (like `.co.uk`). In `io.netty.resolver.dns.DnsResolveContext.AuthoritativeNameServerList#add` method accepts any NS record from the AUTHORITY section as long as the record's name is a suffix of the questionName. Subsequently, the `handleWithAdditional` method caches the associated A records from the ADDITIONAL section directly into the `authoritativeDnsServerCache` under the parent domain's key. This bypasses standard bailiwick rules, where a server authoritative for a subdomain should not be trusted to provide authoritative records for its parent. The poisoned cache is then used for all future resolutions under the parent domain's key. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
AI Analysis
Insufficient bailiwick validation for NS records enables DNS Cache Poisoning
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-47691
Source
GitHub_M
Published
Jun 12, 2026 at 14:33
Affected Product
Vendor
netty
Product
netty
Version
>= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final
Affected Versions
netty netty >= 4.2.0.Final, < 4.2.15.Final
netty netty < 4.1.135.Final
netty netty < 4.1.135.Final
CWE Classification
AI Assessment
AI Score
8.7 / 10
AI Severity
High
Vendor
The Netty Project
Product
Netty
Version
4.1.0.Final to 4.1.134.Final, 4.2.0.Final to 4.2.14.Final