CVE-2026-91864

high

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.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/400kbynbyhqhsjkv1yz251jm9wdz8z69

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/18/11

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-21

Updated: 2026-09-21

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