Report: CVE-2026-42403 - Apache Neethi: Circular Policy Reference Infinite Loop
CVE ID :CVE-2026-42403 Published : May 1, 2026, 8:38 a.m. | 49 minutes ago Description :Apache Neethi does not properly detect circular references in policy definitions. When a WS-Policy document contains circular policy references (where Policy A references Policy B which references Policy A), the policy normalization process can enter an infinite loop or cause excessive recursion, leading to a stack overflow or application hang. An attacker can craft malicious policy documents with circular references to cause a Denial of Service condition Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue. Severity: 7.5 | HIGH Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...