Description
A flaw was found in Netty's `SmtpResponseDecoder` component. A remote attacker, acting as a malicious or man-in-the-middle (MITM) SMTP server, could exploit this by sending a specially crafted, unbounded multi-line SMTP response without a terminator. This vulnerability leads to unbounded memory accumulation within the client's Java Virtual Machine (JVM) heap, causing an `OutOfMemoryError` and a denial of service (DoS) due to a process crash.
Published: 2026-09-18
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

See https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-pq4x-537v-r54q for fixed versions and remediation guidance.

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History

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Io.netty
Io.netty netty-codec-http
Redhat build Of Apache Camel For Spring Boot
Redhat quay 3
Redhat single Sign-on
Vendors & Products Io.netty
Io.netty netty-codec-http
Redhat build Of Apache Camel For Spring Boot
Redhat quay 3
Redhat single Sign-on

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

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References
Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Important


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

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Description Unbounded multi-line response accumulation in SmtpResponseDecoder leads to memory-exhaustion DoS A flaw was found in Netty's `SmtpResponseDecoder` component. A remote attacker, acting as a malicious or man-in-the-middle (MITM) SMTP server, could exploit this by sending a specially crafted, unbounded multi-line SMTP response without a terminator. This vulnerability leads to unbounded memory accumulation within the client's Java Virtual Machine (JVM) heap, causing an `OutOfMemoryError` and a denial of service (DoS) due to a process crash.
Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Title Netty: netty-codec-smtp: io.netty/netty-codec-smtp: netty: unbounded multi-line response accumulation in smtpresponsedecoder leads to memory-exhaustion dos Io.netty/netty-codec-smtp: netty: unbounded multi-line response accumulation in smtpresponsedecoder leads to memory-exhaustion dos

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Unbounded multi-line response accumulation in SmtpResponseDecoder leads to memory-exhaustion DoS
Title Netty: netty-codec-smtp: io.netty/netty-codec-smtp: netty: unbounded multi-line response accumulation in smtpresponsedecoder leads to memory-exhaustion dos
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat camel Spring Boot
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jboss Fuse
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
Weaknesses CWE-1035
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:camel_spring_boot:4
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7
cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat camel Spring Boot
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jboss Fuse
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
References

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Io.netty Netty-codec-http
Redhat Build Of Apache Camel For Spring Boot Camel Spring Boot Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Jboss Fuse Quay 3 Red Hat Single Sign On Single Sign-on
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-18T20:11:58.092Z

Reserved: 2026-09-18T09:56:54.043Z

Link: CVE-2026-93563

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-18T19:07:49.243Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-18T11:17:21.773

Modified: 2026-09-18T21:18:47.130

Link: CVE-2026-93563

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-10T00:46:23Z

Links: CVE-2026-93563 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-21T19:25:48Z

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