Netty (io.netty:netty-handler) versions from 4.2.0.Final through 4.2.16.Final and versions through 4.1.136.Final disable TLS hostname verification on the SslProvider.OPENSSL client path when a plain (non-extended) X509TrustManager is used and Unsafe-based trust-manager wrapping is unavailable (Java 25+). In this configuration the OpenSSL client does not perform hostname verification, allowing a man-in-the-middle attacker to present a certificate issued for a different hostname that is accepted without validation. Fixed in 4.2.17.Final and 4.1.137.Final.
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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Netty (io.netty:netty-handler) versions from 4.2.0.Final through 4.2.16.Final and versions through 4.1.136.Final disable TLS hostname verification on the SslProvider.OPENSSL client path when a plain (non-extended) X509TrustManager is used and Unsafe-based trust-manager wrapping is unavailable (Java 25+). In this configuration the OpenSSL client does not perform hostname verification, allowing a man-in-the-middle attacker to present a certificate issued for a different hostname that is accepted without validation. Fixed in 4.2.17.Final and 4.1.137.Final.
Title Netty 4.2.0 through 4.2.16 TLS Hostname Verification Bypass
First Time appeared Netty
Netty netty
Weaknesses CWE-297
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netty:netty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netty
Netty netty
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-22T12:26:43.072Z

Reserved: 2026-07-13T16:41:09.007Z

Link: CVE-2026-62243

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-22T13:16:39.687

Modified: 2026-08-22T13:16:39.687

Link: CVE-2026-62243

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-22T13:45:03Z