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CVE-2026-91867— Apache Neethi: Remote policy fetch lacks a total timeout, allowing a slow server to hang the request indefinitely

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Affected
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.

When Neethi fetches a remote policy reference, it only limits the time per read, not the whole transfer, so a server that trickles bytes slowly can keep the fetch alive indefinitely and tie up the calling thread (denial of service). Users are recommended to up

EPSS 0.22% · P13

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-2026-91867

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Vulnerability Title
Apache Neethi: Remote policy fetch lacks a total timeout, allowing a slow server to hang the request indefinitely
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
When Neethi fetches a remote policy reference, it only limits the time per read, not the whole transfer, so a server that trickles bytes slowly can keep the fetch alive indefinitely and tie up the calling thread (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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