Apache Neethi · denial of service
Historical advisory recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2026-91865
PublishedA 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.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-91865
PublishedApache Neethi: Crafted policy references cause exponential expansion during normalization leading to denial of service
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.
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- 21 Sep 2026 11:26:52 UTC
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- 21 Sep 2026 13:17:03 UTC
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