CVE-2026-66142: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Apache Software Foundation Apache Neethi
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Apache Neethi suffers from a CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability due to uncontrolled recursion during policy parsing. Specifically, policies without policy IDs or with deeply nested structures can trigger excessive memory use, potentially causing a denial of service. Users are advised to upgrade to version 3.2.3 where this issue is resolved.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to denial of service by exhausting runtime memory when parsing crafted policies. This impacts availability of the affected software.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Apache Neethi to version 3.2.3 or later, which addresses this uncontrolled recursion vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided.
CVE-2026-66142: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Apache Software Foundation Apache Neethi
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
pkg:maven/Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.neethi:neethiRun on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Apache Neethi suffers from a CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability due to uncontrolled recursion during policy parsing. Specifically, policies without policy IDs or with deeply nested structures can trigger excessive memory use, potentially causing a denial of service. Users are advised to upgrade to version 3.2.3 where this issue is resolved.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to denial of service by exhausting runtime memory when parsing crafted policies. This impacts availability of the affected software.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Apache Neethi to version 3.2.3 or later, which addresses this uncontrolled recursion vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-24T07:16:40.533Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a63602d9c2644c7f8f15048
Added to database: 07/24/2026, 12:53:01 UTC
Last enriched: 07/24/2026, 13:07:34 UTC
Last updated: 07/25/2026, 02:34:39 UTC
Views: 10
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