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.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.4, which fixes this issue.
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Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000
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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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