CVE-2026-91865

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 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/l48btqh02rlpsgf5p6r5ltqk1cb69dtc	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/18/12	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

25 Sep 2026, 13:09

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi::::::::
First Time		Apache neethi Apache
References	~~() https://lists.apache.org/thread/l48btqh02rlpsgf5p6r5ltqk1cb69dtc -~~	() https://lists.apache.org/thread/l48btqh02rlpsgf5p6r5ltqk1cb69dtc - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/18/12 -~~	() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/18/12 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

21 Sep 2026, 14:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.5
CWE		CWE-770

21 Sep 2026, 13:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/18/12 -

21 Sep 2026, 12:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-21 12:17

Updated : 2026-09-25 13:09

NVD link : CVE-2026-91865

Mitre link : CVE-2026-91865

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-91865

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

neethi

CWE

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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