cve-2026-66142

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  "cvss": 7.5,
  "datePublished": "2026-07-24T13:18:29.237",
  "dateUpdated": "2026-10-24T13:10:00.147",
  "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-66142",
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            "packageName": "org.apache.neethi:neethi",
            "product": "Apache Neethi",
            "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
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                "status": "affected",
                "version": "0",
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              }
            ]
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        "source": "security@apache.org"
      }
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        "value": "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."
      },
      {
        "lang": "es",
        "value": "Apache Neethi es vulnerable a la recursión incontrolada al analizar políticas que carecen de IDs de política o con estructuras profundamente anidadas, lo que puede llevar a un ataque de denegación de servicio al analizar políticas debido al agotamiento de la memoria en tiempo de ejecución. Se recomienda a los usuarios actualizar a la versión 3.2.3, que soluciona este problema."
      }
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    "lastModified": "2026-10-24T13:10:00.147",
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            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 7.5,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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            "timestamp": "2026-07-24T18:37:38.327357Z",
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    "references": [
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  "severity": "HIGH",
  "source": "nvd",
  "title": "Apache Neethi is vulnerable to uncontrolled recursion when parsing policies that lack policy Ids or with deeply neste..."
}