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CVE-2026-91865— Apache Neethi: Crafted policy references cause exponential expansion during normalization leading to denial of service

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Apache Software Foundation Apache Neethi
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

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, w

EPSS 0.51% · P43

Affected Version Matrix 1

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Apache Software Foundation Apache Neethi < 3.2.4 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-91865

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Vulnerability Title
Apache Neethi: Crafted policy references cause exponential expansion during normalization leading to denial of service
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Apache Software Foundation Apache Neethi 0 ~ 3.2.4 -

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