Vulnerability · Published Sep 21, 2026 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2026-91864Apache Neethi: Crafted WS-Policy documents bypass element/attribute limits causing memory exhaustion
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity resource allocation without limits in Apache Neethi from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A specially crafted WS-Policy document can pack unlimited content inside a policy assertion, which Neethi copies into memory without counting it against its size limits, exhausting the heap (denial of service). Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.4, which fixes this issue.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Neethi | 0 – before 3.2.4 |
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H