CVE-2026-91865 | BDVDB-2026-377472 Detail

ApacheApache Neethi

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-09-21Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-09-21
Last modified: 2026-09-21

Vendor information

Vendor: Apache
Product: Apache Neethi

All Apache vulnerabilities

Score

7.5 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 54.9.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 3.2.4
Fixed
3.2.4

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.5 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	None
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).