CVE-2026-91865

HIGHCVSS 7.5

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.

Timeline

Published:September 21st, 2026 12:17 PM

Last modified:September 21st, 2026 6:10 PM

CVSS Scoring

CVSS v3: 7.5 (HIGH)

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770

References & Reports

Advisories, patches, and third-party reports

https://lists.apache.org/thread/l48btqh02rlpsgf5p6r5ltqk1cb69dtc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/18/12

Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute