CVE-2026-66142

Apache Neethi: Uncontrolled recursion in policy processing

Published Jul 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache neethi
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache neethi
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description 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.
Title Apache Neethi: Uncontrolled recursion in policy processing
Weaknesses CWE-400
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Jul 24, 2026, 6:38 PM
Reserved
Jul 24, 2026, 7:16 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 24, 2026, 1:18 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 1:10 PM