Description
A small WS-Policy document using repeated policy references can force Neethi to re-expand the same references exponentially during normalization, consuming huge amounts of CPU and memory (denial of service).
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.4, which fixes this issue.
Published: 2026-09-21
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache neethi
Weaknesses CWE-770
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache neethi

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Description A small WS-Policy document using repeated policy references can force Neethi to re-expand the same references exponentially during normalization, consuming huge amounts of CPU and memory (denial of service). Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.4, which fixes this issue.
Title Apache Neethi: Crafted policy references cause exponential expansion during normalization leading to denial of service
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-21T13:17:03.972Z

Reserved: 2026-09-15T09:55:57.475Z

Link: CVE-2026-91865

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-21T12:14:34.787Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-21T12:17:24.903

Modified: 2026-09-21T14:17:29.493

Link: CVE-2026-91865

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-21T16:45:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling