Org.apache.neethi:neethi: Apache Neethi is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack through algorithmic complexity in
Affects org.apache.neethi:neethiSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 3.2.2 soon.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 00:07 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.2.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade org.apache.neethi:neethi to 3.2.2.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Mavenorg.apache.neethi:neethi | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
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.