GHSA-2hfh-9h53-qc24
Apache Neethi does not properly detect circular references in policy definitions.
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2026-42403
- CVSS_V3
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| Maven · org.apache.neethi:neethi | introduced 0, fixed 3.2.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42403 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/apache/ws-neethi PACKAGE
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/zm6t8skkkskjwk1881l4m4n0l7dqclzo WEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/7 WEB
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |