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.
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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-776
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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'}

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


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

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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
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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 : Analyzed

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

Modified: 2026-09-25T13:09:32.773

Link: CVE-2026-91865

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-21T11:26:52Z

Links: CVE-2026-91865 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T02:45:15Z

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