CVE-2026-50010: Netty's wrapping plain trust manager silently disables hostname verification
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, SimpleTrustManagerFactory.engineGetTrustManagers() and related paths wrap any user-supplied plain X509TrustManager in X509TrustManagerWrapper, which extends X509ExtendedTrustManager but implements the 3-arg checkServerTrusted(chain, authType, SSLEngine) by discarding the SSLEngine and calling the 2-arg delegate. Because the object now IS an X509ExtendedTrustManager, neither SunJSSE's internal AbstractTrustManagerWrapper nor Netty's own OpenSslX509TrustManagerWrapper will re-wrap it to add endpoint-identification. Consequently, even though Netty 4.2 sets endpointIdentificationAlgorithm="HTTPS" by default, a client built with SslContextBuilder.forClient().trustManager(somePlainX509TrustManager) performs no hostname verification at all. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.
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What is the severity of CVE-2026-50010?
The severity of CVE-2026-50010 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.
How do I fix CVE-2026-50010?
To fix CVE-2026-50010, update Netty to version 4.1.135.Final or 4.2.15.Final or later.
What applications are affected by CVE-2026-50010?
CVE-2026-50010 affects versions of Netty prior to 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-50010?
CVE-2026-50010 is a security vulnerability related to hostname verification being silently disabled.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2026-50010?
There is no specific workaround for CVE-2026-50010; updating to a patched version is recommended.