CVE-2026-42402

7.5 HIGH 0.7% exploit odds Fix listed Denial of service Server

What it is

Apache Neethi is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack through algorithmic complexity in policy normalization. Specially crafted WS-Policy documents can trigger an exponential Cartesian cross-product expansion during the normalization process, causing unbounded memory allocation that exhausts the JVM heap. This occurs when the normalization process generates an excessive number of policy alternatives without bounds, leading to runtime memory exhaustion. Users should upgrade to 3.2.2 which limits the maximum number of normalized policy alternatives.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-05-01 09:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-10-26 21:10 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2026-05-01 09:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-26 21:10 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Apache Neethi < 3.2.2

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Fix and advisories

https://lists.apache.org/thread/p826j0phhmr9f83wzpmys1y0bdfrr2q4

References

NVD record · CVE.org record