SB2026072374 - IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services update for Netty
Published: July 23, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-50010)
CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation in X509TrustManagerWrapper within netty-handler when establishing client TLS connections with a user-supplied plain X509TrustManager. A remote attacker can present a certificate for an unexpected hostname to disclose sensitive information.
The issue occurs because hostname verification is not performed in this configuration, even when HTTPS endpoint identification is expected by default.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.