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Echo: org.apache.neethi:neethi: security update to 3.2.2

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457431

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2026-42403)

Solution

Update the org.apache.neethi:neethi library and its related packages to version 3.2.2 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-42403

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 457431

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.71

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42403

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42403