CVE-2026-91867

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.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/dsr2ktf199mqhw2jtlbklyz7tzd86ycd	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/18/14	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
References	~~() https://lists.apache.org/thread/dsr2ktf199mqhw2jtlbklyz7tzd86ycd -~~	() https://lists.apache.org/thread/dsr2ktf199mqhw2jtlbklyz7tzd86ycd - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/18/14 -~~	() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/18/14 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi::::::::
First Time		Apache neethi Apache

21 Sep 2026, 14:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-400
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 4.3

21 Sep 2026, 13:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/18/14 -

21 Sep 2026, 12:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-21 12:17

Updated : 2026-09-25 13:09

NVD link : CVE-2026-91867

Mitre link : CVE-2026-91867

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-91867

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

neethi

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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