Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.4, which fixes this issue.
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| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Neethi | unaffected |
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Apache Neethi: Crafted policy references cause exponential expansion during normalization leading to denial of service | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-21T11:26:52.788Z
Reserved: 2026-09-15T09:55:57.475Z
Link: CVE-2026-91865
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