CVE-2026-66143

It is possible to bypass the maximum number of normalized policy alternatives that was introduced in Apache Neethi 3.2.2 via certain crafted policies, which may lead to a denial of service attack via resource consumption. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.3, which fixes this issue.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/s6o6p5pvcbcsk54dlg6j699t5gxol28w	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/24/9	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

24 Oct 2026, 13:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Es posible eludir el número máximo de alternativas de política normalizadas que se introdujo en Apache Neethi 3.2.2 a través de ciertas políticas manipuladas, lo que puede conducir a un ataque de denegación de servicio mediante el consumo de recursos. Se recomienda a los usuarios actualizar a la versión 3.2.3, que soluciona este problema.

Information

Published : 2026-07-24 13:18

Updated : 2026-10-24 13:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-66143

Mitre link : CVE-2026-66143

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-66143

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

neethi

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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