CVE-2026-42403

HIGH

7.5

Description

Apache Neethi does not properly detect circular references in policy definitions. When a WS-Policy document contains circular policy references (where Policy A references Policy B which references Policy A), the policy normalization process can enter an infinite loop or cause excessive recursion, leading to a stack overflow or application hang. An attacker can craft malicious policy documents with circular references to cause a Denial of Service condition Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published5/1/2026

Last Modified5/1/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

apache:neethi

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/zm6t8skkkskjwk1881l4m4n0l7dqclzo(security@apache.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/7(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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