CVE-2026-116540
netty-tcnative 2.0.66.Final before 2.0.84.Final built against OpenSSL 3.x contains a use-after-free vulnerability in ssl_tlsext_ticket_key_cb during session ticket key rotation.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unscored. Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
netty-tcnative 2.0.66.Final before 2.0.84.Final built against OpenSSL 3.x contains a use-after-free vulnerability in ssl_tlsext_ticket_key_cb during session ticket key rotation. Remote clients performing TLS handshakes while setSessionTicketKeys0 frees the shared key array cause OpenSSL to read freed HMAC keys, crashing or corrupting ticket processing.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- No score yet
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/blob/netty-tcnative-parent-2.0.83.Final/openssl-dynamic/src/main/c/sslcontext.c#L1365
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/commit/59662a8b07a9a7623ae1bc472f5751f31c81a118
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/releases/tag/netty-tcnative-parent-2.0.84.Final
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/security/advisories/GHSA-mmc8-vg2v-fvvw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netty-tcnative-2.0.66-final-before-2.0.84-final-use-after-free-in-session-ticket-callback
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.