GHSA-387m-935m-c4vwHighCVSS 7.5Disclosed before NVD

Micronaut doesn't set a maximum redirect count for its HTTP Client, enabling infinite loop DoS

Published
July 9, 2026
Last Modified
July 9, 2026

📋 Description

The Netty-based Micronaut HTTP Client does not impose a limit on HTTP redirections, potentially allowing an infinite redirect loop that could lead to a denial-of-service attack.

Patches

The following versions are patched:

  • For Micronaut 5, versions equal or greater than 5.0.1 >=
  • For Micronaut 4, versions equal or greater than 4.10.24 >=
  • For Micronaut 3, versions equal or greater than 3.10.7 >=

Workarounds

No

Resources

Micronaut 5 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/6e88a972718d6e1521c5b3bb7766451798dba4e3 Micronaut 4 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/f1dffffec8fb5e3b7e94ae907ce0be3831e499d4 Micronaut 3 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/c06a2715ca7f78321bc3ca05f41cca78cd351320

🎯 Affected products3

  • maven/io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client:< 3.10.7
  • maven/io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client:>= 4.0.0-M1, < 4.10.24
  • maven/io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client:>= 5.0.0-M1, < 5.0.1

🔗 References (5)