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Full vulnerability report · 2022
CVE-2022-41915High confidence

netty — Interpretation Conflict

netty · netty

Official source article: GitHub GHSA-HH82-3PMQ-7FRP ↗. Check the applicable product and release in the original source.

6.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityMediumOperational priority:High, raised one band.upgradedsince 22 Apr 2025

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
  • The selected CVSS metric records a network-reachable, unauthenticated path with no user interaction.
  • EPSS is 0.92% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs netty netty and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 30 daysRemediation target: Within 180 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Debian findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

4 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Debian trixietrixie · sourcenettyVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.1:4.1.48-6Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourcenettyVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.1:4.1.48-6Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourcenettyVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.1:4.1.48-6Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourcenettyVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.1:4.1.48-6Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-7648

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

Netty project is an event-driven asynchronous network application framework. Starting in version 4.1.83.Final and prior to 4.1.86.Final, when calling `DefaultHttpHeadesr.set` with an _iterator_ of values, header value validation was not performed, allowing malicious header values in the iterator to perform HTTP Response Splitting. This issue has been patched in version 4.1.86.Final. Integrators can work around the issue by changing the `DefaultHttpHeaders.set(CharSequence, Iterator<?>)` call, into a `remove()` call, and call `add()` in a loop over the iterator of values.

What

Netty project is an event-driven asynchronous network application framework. Starting in version 4.1.83.Final and prior to 4.1.86.Final, when calling `DefaultHttpHeadesr.set` with an _iterator_ of values, header value validation was not performed, allowing malicious header values in the iterator to perform HTTP Response Splitting. This issue has been patched in version 4.1.86.Final. Integrators can work around the issue by changing the `DefaultHttpHeaders.set(CharSequence, Iterator<?>)` call, into a `remove()` call, and call `add()` in a loop over the iterator of values.

Why

Product A handles inputs or steps differently than Product B, which causes A to perform incorrect actions based on its perception of B's state.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

Netty project is an event-driven asynchronous network application framework. Starting in version 4.1.83.Final and prior to 4.1.86.Final, when calling `DefaultHttpHeadesr.set` with an _iterator_ of values, header value validation was not performed, allowing malicious header values in the iterator to perform HTTP Response Splitting. This issue has been patched in version 4.1.86.Final. Integrators can work around the issue by changing the `DefaultHttpHeaders.set(CharSequence, Iterator<?>)` call, into a `remove()` call, and call `add()` in a loop over the iterator of values.

Why

Product A handles inputs or steps differently than Product B, which causes A to perform incorrect actions based on its perception of B's state.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
a network path → Interpretation Conflict → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-436 ↗

CWE-436: Interpretation Conflict. Product A handles inputs or steps differently than Product B, which causes A to perform incorrect actions based on its perception of B's state.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CLowConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.ILowIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedCWE-436Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2024-3684IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Spoofing-Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2024-0794Dell ECS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell ECS ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

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BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-1813Oracle Communications Applications: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Communications Applications ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.

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BSI · German · WID-SEC-2024-3529IBM SPSS (Netty): Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM SPSS ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren und einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen.

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BSI · German · WID-SEC-2024-0519IBM Maximo Asset Management: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Maximo Asset Management ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-0783IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

Official advisory ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-0091NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen und um Daten zu manipulieren.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20221214Security Bulletin 14 Dec 2022

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 14 Dec 2022, published on 14 December 2022. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-1081Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

port/pages/node/7178556 Référence CVE CVE-2019-12900 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12900 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8908 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8908 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22569 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22569 Référence CVE CVE-2022-23491 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23491 Référence CVE CVE-2022-31160 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31160 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3171 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3171 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40152 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40152 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41881 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41915 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41915 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41917 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41917 Référence CVE CVE-2023-23612 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23612 Référence CVE CVE-2023-23613 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23613 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2976 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2976 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31582 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31582 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33546 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33546 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34453 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34453 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34454 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0504Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

d?id=CVE-2022-38751 Référence CVE CVE-2022-38752 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38752 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41716 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41716 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41721 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41721 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41723 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41723 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41724 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41724 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41725 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41725 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41854 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41854 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41881 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41915 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41915 Référence CVE CVE-2022-42003 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42003 Référence CVE CVE-2022-42004 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42004 Référence CVE CVE-2022-42889 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42889 Référence CVE CVE-2022-43548 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43548 Référence CVE CVE-2022-43927 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43927 Référence CVE CVE-2022-43929 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43929 Référence CVE CVE-2022-43930 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43930 Référence CVE CVE-2022-46175 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0444Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

ecord?id=CVE-2022-25168 Référence CVE CVE-2022-25881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25881 Référence CVE CVE-2022-31160 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31160 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3171 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3171 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3509 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3509 Référence CVE CVE-2022-38752 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38752 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40152 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40152 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41854 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41854 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41881 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41915 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41915 Référence CVE CVE-2022-42003 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42003 Référence CVE CVE-2022-42004 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42004 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4203 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4203 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4304 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4304 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4450 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4450 Référence CVE CVE-2022-46175 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46175 Référence CVE CVE-2023-0215 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0215 Référence CVE CVE-2023-0216 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0337Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

d?id=CVE-2022-33980 Référence CVE CVE-2022-37865 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37865 Référence CVE CVE-2022-37866 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37866 Référence CVE CVE-2022-38749 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38749 Référence CVE CVE-2022-38750 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38750 Référence CVE CVE-2022-38751 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38751 Référence CVE CVE-2022-38752 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38752 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41854 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41854 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41881 Référence CVE CVE-2022-41915 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41915 Référence CVE CVE-2022-42003 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42003 Référence CVE CVE-2022-42004 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42004 Référence CVE CVE-2022-42889 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42889 Référence CVE CVE-2023-23918 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23918 Référence CVE CVE-2023-23919 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23919 Référence CVE CVE-2023-23920 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23920 Référence CVE CVE-2023-23936 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23936 Référence CVE CVE-2023-24807 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

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JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-005205Netty プロジェクトにおける解釈の競合に関する脆弱性

Netty プロジェクトには、解釈の競合に関する脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
netty: 4.1.86.Final < 4.1.86.Final, 4.1.83.Final < 4.1.83.Final*
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
A mitigation or workaround reference is available from the source linked below; validate it against the affected product and version.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 13 Dec 2022 · Last source change 22 Apr 2025, 15:57 UTC · CWE-436 · Interpretation Conflict

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-7648
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2022-41915 · cve.blacktree.nl