CVE-2026-66143

high

Description

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.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/s6o6p5pvcbcsk54dlg6j699t5gxol28w

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/24/9

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-24

Updated: 2026-07-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00334