{"id":86921,"date":"2026-04-11T06:26:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T06:26:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-58056-netty-http-request-smuggling-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58056-netty-http-request-smuggling-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-58056: Netty HTTP Request Smuggling Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This report focuses on a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-58056, found in certain versions of the Netty network application framework. This vulnerability is of significance due to Netty&#8217;s wide usage in the development of protocol servers and clients, and hence, it has the potential to affect a large number of network applications globally. The vulnerability allows attackers to conduct request smuggling attacks, which can lead to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-58056<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2015832068\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Netty | 4.1.124.Final<br \/>\nNetty | 4.2.0.Alpha3 through 4.2.4.Final<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by taking advantage of Netty&#8217;s incorrect handling of newline characters (LF) as a chunk-size line terminator. By crafting a request that reverse proxies parse as one request but Netty processes as two, attackers can perform request smuggling attacks. This discrepancy allows attackers to inject malicious content, which can lead to unauthorized system access or data exposure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3852109406\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how an HTTP request smuggling attack might be crafted:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Length: 83\nPOST \/internal\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;...&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is sending what appears to be a single HTTP request to a vulnerable proxy server. However, due to the LF parsing error, Netty sees this as two separate requests. The second request, containing the malicious payload, is then processed by the target server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate the vulnerability, users should update to versions 4.1.125.Final or 4.2.5.Final where the issue has been fixed. If patching is not immediately possible, deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This report focuses on a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-58056, found in certain versions of the Netty network application framework. This vulnerability is of significance due to Netty&#8217;s wide usage in the development of protocol servers and clients, and hence, it has the potential to affect a large number of network applications globally. 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