CVE-2026-91865Apache Neethi: Crafted policy references cause exponential expansion during normalization leading to denial of service
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-770
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- apache
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation Apache Neethi apache_software_foundation:apache_neethi (from the name) | before 3.2.4 | CNA record |
apache neethi apache:neethi | before 3.2.4 | NVD |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/l48btqh02rlpsgf5p6r5ltqk1cb69dtcvendor-advisory, mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/18/12mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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