CVE-2026-66143

It is possible to bypass the maximum number of normalized policy alternatives that was introduced in Apache Neethi 3.2.2 via certain crafted policies, which may lead to a denial of service attack via resource consumption. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.3, which fixes this issue.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.5 High

Status

Analyzed - security@apache.org

Published

2026-07-24

Last modified

2026-10-24

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected products

• Neethi (Apache)
• Apache Neethi (Apache Software Foundation)

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/s6o6p5pvcbcsk54dlg6j699t5gxol28w
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/24/9