8.2
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-116539
Netty netty-tcnative before 2.0.84.Final Heap Buffer Overflow via OpenSSL BIO
Description

Netty netty-tcnative before 2.0.84.Final contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the tcn_write_to_bytebuffer BIO callback caused by failing to wrap the non-application ring buffer write index. Remote TLS peers can drive handshake, renegotiation, or post-handshake messages into this buffer, triggering an out-of-bounds memcpy that crashes the JVM process.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 26, 2026, 4:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 26, 2026, 4:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-116539 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Netty to a version patched against the heap buffer overflow vulnerability.
  • Update Netty to 2.0.84.Final or later.
  • Apply vendor-supplied patches for Netty.
  • Rebuild Netty with updated dependencies.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-116539 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Netty netty-tcnative before 2.0.84.Final contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the tcn_write_to_bytebuffer BIO callback caused by failing to wrap the non-application ring buffer write index. Remote TLS peers can drive handshake, renegotiation, or post-handshake messages into this buffer, triggering an out-of-bounds memcpy that crashes the JVM process.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/116xxx/CVE-2026-116539.json">CVE-2026-116539</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative
    Added Reference https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/blob/netty-tcnative-parent-2.0.83.Final/openssl-dynamic/src/main/c/ssl.c#L199
    Added Reference https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/commit/92dd66fd1243d85c05a61288f96367a70260b6b8
    Added Reference https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/releases/tag/netty-tcnative-parent-2.0.84.Final
    Added Reference https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/security/advisories/GHSA-gf9q-9mg7-g5qh
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netty-netty-tcnative-before-2.0.84-final-heap-buffer-overflow-via-openssl-bio
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.