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TI-2026-47065 Aliases CVE-2026-66142GHSA-vfqj-r56j-g77w

Apache Neethi: Uncontrolled recursion in policy processing

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

Apache Neethi is vulnerable to uncontrolled recursion when parsing policies that lack policy Ids or with deeply nested structures, which may lead to a denial of service attack when parsing policies due to runtime memory exhaustion. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.3, which fixes this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0074 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Neethi (Apache Software Foundation): 3.2.3

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Neethibefore 3.2.33.2.3Patch availableCNA
  • Apache Neethi VendorApache Affected before 3.2.3 Fixed in 3.2.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.2.3VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Neethi (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.2.3

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apache Neethi 3.2.3

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-47067 Apache Neethi: Remote PolicyReference fetch lacks resource boundsPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-47066 Apache Neethi: Missing global alternative-output budget across policy computation pathsPriority MEDIUM 40
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-66142
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vfqj-r56j-g77w
  3. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

Advisory 2

  • 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
See all 10 →

Sources

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