TI-2026-30703 Aliases CVE-2026-42404 GHSA-287c-fxr7-3w6c

Apache Neethi: Unrestricted HTTP Redirect Following in Policy References

LOW 38CWE-918Published 2026-05-01 · Updated 2026-05-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 8 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

Apache Neethi does not impose any restrictions on URIs when manually fetching remote policy references through the PolicyReference API. When an application explicitly calls the API to retrieve a policy from a remote URI, an outbound request is made for arbitrary protocols and internal IP adddresses. From 3.2.2, only http or https URIs are allowed, and link-local/multicast/any-local addresses are forbidden. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00497 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Apache Neethi (Apache Software Foundation): 3.2.2org.apache.neethi:neethi (Maven): 3.2.2Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 8 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apache	Apache Neethi	before 3.2.2	3.2.2	Patch available	CNA
—	org.apache.neethi:neethi (Maven)	before 3.2.2	3.2.2	Patch available	GHSA-287c-fxr7-3w6c

Apache Neethi VendorApache Affected before 3.2.2 Fixed in 3.2.2 Patch available CNA
org.apache.neethi:neethi (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.2.2 Fixed in 3.2.2 Patch available GHSA-287c-fxr7-3w6c

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi::::::::	before 3.2.2	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · CNA Apache Neethi (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.2.2
Fix · GHSA-287c-fxr7-3w6c org.apache.neethi:neethi (Maven) Fixed in 3.2.2 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

RHSA-2026:19835 Released 2026-05-20 · Red Hat rating Critical
Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.14 for Quarkus 3.27 update is now available (RHBQ 3.27.3.SP2)
- Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.14 for Quarkus 3.27

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2026-05-01
Apache Neethi 3.2.2
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-30702 Apache Neethi: Circular Policy Reference Infinite LoopPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-30701 Apache Neethi: Policy Normalization Unbounded Resource Allocation DoSPriority MEDIUM 40
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Fuse 7	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Process Automation 7	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3	Affected	No fix yet
Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.14 for Quarkus 3.27	Fixed	RHSA-2026:19835

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42404
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-287c-fxr7-3w6c
2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:19835 · Red Hat
2026-10-23 Fix available: Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.14 for Quarkus 3.27 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

https://github.com/apache/ws-neethi

TI-2026-62055 Apache Neethi: Crafted policies cause unbounded work during intersection leading to denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-62054 Apache Neethi: Crafted policy references cause exponential expansion during normalization leading to denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-62053 Apache Neethi: Crafted WS-Policy documents bypass element/attribute limits causing memory exhaustion CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-62052 Apache Neethi: Uncontrolled recursion while parsing crafted WS-Policy documents allows denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-47067 Apache Neethi: Remote PolicyReference fetch lacks resource bounds CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-47066 Apache Neethi: Missing global alternative-output budget across policy computation paths CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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