🛡️ GHSA-387m-935m-c4vw — micronaut-http-client

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

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

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](https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/v5.0.1) >=
  • For Micronaut 4, versions equal or greater than [4.10.24](https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/v4.10.24) >=
  • For Micronaut 3, versions equal or greater than [3.10.7](https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/v3.10.7) >=

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

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Affected software

GHSA-387m-935m-c4vw is recorded against 1 package.

  • io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client (from 5.0.0-M1 up to 5.0.1)

Timeline and source

Published on 9 July 2026 and last revised on 13 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

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Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-07-09
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-07-13
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client 5.0.0-M1 5.0.1

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