cve-2026-66143

HIGH CVSS 7.5 nvd
Description

It is possible to bypass the maximum number of normalized policy alternatives that was introduced in Apache Neethi 3.2.2 via certain crafted policies, which may lead to a denial of service attack via resource consumption. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.3, which fixes this issue.

Timeline
Published
2026-07-24
Last Modified
2026-10-24
CVSS Details
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
Affected Products
  • apache neethi
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS metrics
Version Base Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Source
3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CPE configurations
OR
CPE Version range Vulnerable
cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* — yes
NVD metadata
NVD status
Analyzed
Source identifier
security@apache.org
References
Linked Vulnerabilities

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