Medium severity · published Oct 15, 2025
CVE-2025-59419
Netty netty-codec-smtp SMTP Command Injection Vulnerability Allowing Email Forgery
5.5
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework. In versions prior to 4.1.128.Final and 4.2.7.Final, the SMTP codec in Netty contains an SMTP command injection vulnerability due to insufficient input validation for Carriage Return (\r) and Line Feed (\n) characters in user-supplied parameters. The vulnerability exists in io.netty.handler.codec.smtp.DefaultSmtpRequest, where parameters are directly concatenated into the SMTP command string without sanitization. When methods such as SmtpRequests.rcpt(recipient) are called with a malicious string containing CRLF sequences, attackers can inject arbitrary SMTP commands. Because the injected commands are sent from the server's trusted IP address, resulting emails will likely pass SPF and DKIM authentication checks, making them appear legitimate. This allows remote attackers who can control SMTP command parameters (such as email recipients) to forge arbitrary emails from the trusted server, potentially impersonating executives and forging high-stakes corporate communications. This issue has been patched in versions 4.1.129.Final and 4.2.8.Final. No known workarounds exist.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
netty · netty
< 4.2.7.Final; >= 4.2.0.Alpha1, < 4.1.128.Final · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59419
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59419
github.com
https://github.com/netty/netty/commit/1782e8c2060a244c4d4e6f9d9112d5517ca05120
github.com
https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-jq43-27x9-3v86
www.depthfirst.com
https://www.depthfirst.com/post/our-ai-agent-found-a-netty-zero-day-that-bypasses-email-authentication-the-story-of-cve-2025-59419
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