CVE-2026-91865
highA small WS-Policy document using repeated policy references can force Neethi to re-expand the same references exponentially during normalization, consuming hug…
Vendor / product: Apache — neethi
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.
CVSS
7.5
7.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-21 12:17
Modified: 2026-09-25 13:09
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:54 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
apache / neethi <3.2.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://lists.apache.org/thread/l48btqh02rlpsgf5p6r5ltqk1cb69dtc
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/l48btqh02rlpsgf5p6r5ltqk1cb69dtc security@apache.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/18/12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:54 UTC · record ↗