High [CVE-2026-56746] Security control bypass allows unauthorized requests via null origin header
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-56746 affecting Cryostat 4 on RHEL 9, Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.13.6, Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.14.1.
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Summary
Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Versions 4.2.0.Final through 4.2.15.Final and 4.1.0.Final through 4.1.135.Final, are vulnerable to security control bypass during the origin evaluation process.
CorsHandler provides a shortCircuit() configuration designed to reject unauthorized cross-origin requests immediately, acting as a security control before requests reach the application. However, due to a logical operator error in the origin evaluation process, this protection can be entirely bypassed.
An attacker can bypass the short-circuit mechanism by sending a request with an Origin: null header. This failure forwards unauthorized requests to the backend application, bypassing intended access controls.
This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.136.Final and 4.2.16.Final. This could lead to a compromise of data integrity by allowing unauthorized actions.
Red Hat ships Netty's netty-codec-http component in multiple products. Upgrade to Netty 4.1.136.Final or 4.2.16.Final to resolve this issue.
Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N). Weakness: CWE-807.
Affected products named by the advisory: Cryostat 4 on RHEL 9; Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.13.6; Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.14.1; Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 3.33.2.SP3; and 25 more.
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.15
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.135
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- 4.1.136
- 4.2.16
- cryostat/cryostat-reports-rhel9:4.2.0-14
- cryostat/cryostat-rhel9:4.2.0-14
- cryostat/jfr-datasource-rhel9:4.2.0-14
- netty-codec-http
- io.netty/netty-codec-http:4.1.136.Final-redhat-00001
- eap8-activemq-artemis-0:2.40.0-8.redhat_00024.1.el10eap
- eap8-apache-cxf-0:4.1.7-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-artemis-wildfly-integration-0:2.0.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-bouncycastle-0:1.85.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-cryptacular-0:1.2.7-1.redhat_00002.1.el10eap
- eap8-eap-product-conf-parent-0:801.8.0-1.GA_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-hibernate-0:6.6.54-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-httpcomponents-asyncclient-0:4.1.5-5.redhat_00008.1.el10eap
- eap8-ironjacamar-0:3.0.22-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-jackson-annotations-0:2.18.9-1.redhat_00003.1.el10eap
- eap8-jackson-core-0:2.18.9-1.redhat_00003.1.el10eap
- eap8-jackson-databind-0:2.18.9-1.redhat_00003.1.el10eap
- eap8-jackson-dataformats-text-0:2.18.9-1.redhat_00003.1.el10eap
- eap8-jackson-jaxrs-providers-0:2.18.9-1.redhat_00003.1.el10eap
- eap8-jackson-modules-base-0:2.18.9-1.redhat_00003.1.el10eap
- eap8-jackson-modules-java8-0:2.18.9-1.redhat_00003.1.el10eap
- eap8-jakarta-xml-bind-api-0:4.0.5-1.redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-jaxb-0:4.0.7-4.redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-jaxbintros-0:2.1.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-jboss-logging-0:3.6.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-jboss-remoting-0:5.0.31-1.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-jbossws-api-0:3.1.0-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-jbossws-common-tools-0:2.2.0-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-jbossws-cxf-0:7.4.0-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-jbossws-jaxws-undertow-httpspi-0:3.0.1-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-jbossws-spi-0:5.1.0-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-jsf-impl-0:4.0.11-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-log4j-0:2.25.4-1.redhat_00003.1.el10eap
- eap8-neethi-0:3.2.2-1.redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-netty-0:4.1.136-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-netty-transport-native-epoll-0:4.1.136-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-nimbus-jose-jwt-0:9.37.4-1.redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-parsson-0:1.1.9-1.redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-saaj-impl-0:3.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- eap8-slf4j-0:2.0.18-1.redhat_00001.1.el10eap
- RHSA-2026:68333
- RHSA-2026:66545
- RHSA-2026:66488
- RHSA-2026:48118
- RHSA-2026:54622
- RHSA-2026:76637
- RHSA-2026:50846
- RHSA-2026:50848
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Mitigation checklist
- If CORS short-circuit functionality is not required, disable the shortCircuit() configuration in the CorsHandler. Alternatively, implement application-level origin validation to reject requests with null Origin headers. A web application firewall (WAF) can also be configured to block requests with null or missing Origin headers.
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