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netty-incubator-codec-ohttp's HPKEContext operations may produce empty byte[] on failuresGHSA-f659-372h-6x3x

Fix: netty/netty-incubator-codec-ohttp@3d3b4e5

GHSA-f659-372h-6x3x is a Insufficient Random Values vulnerability in io.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp. A fix is available for io.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2026-41207
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Oct 7, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

  • CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
  • CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-f659-372h-6x3x.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.3%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs23th percentile — riskier than 23% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.27%0.55%0.82%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.3%Jul 26Oct 26Oct 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
☕io.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp

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Description

The netty incubator codec.bhttp is a java language binary http parser. Prior to version 0.0.21.Final, HKDF_expand returns non-NULL on failure. The byte[] is filled with zeros and has no way to distinguish success from failure. Since this output is used as HKDF key material for the response AEAD, a failure silently produces an all-zero key. When EVP_HPKE_CTX_export fails it also returns an empty byte[] array filled with zeros. This byte[] feeds directly into OHttpCrypto.createResponseAEAD(...). A silent all-zero export secret would produce a deterministic, attacker-predictable AEAD key. Version 0.0.21.Final patches the issue.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavenio.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttpall versions0.0.21.Finalio.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp:0.0.21.Final

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
netty-incubator-codec-ohttpnetty
< 0.0.21
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for io.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update io.netty.incubator:netty-incubator-codec-ohttp to 0.0.21.Final or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-f659-372h-6x3x is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

HKDF_expand: returns non-NULL on failure. The byte[] is filled with zeros and has no way to distinguish success from failure. Since this output is used as HKDF key material for the response AEAD, a failure silently produces an all-zero key. When EVP_HPKE_CTX_export fails it also returns an empty byte[] array filled with zeros. This byte[] feeds directly into OHttpCrypto.createResponseAEAD(...). A silent all-zero export secret would produce a deterministic, attacker-predictable AEAD key.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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