Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting org.apache.neethi:neethi package, versions [,3.2.2)
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- published3 May 2026
- disclosed1 May 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 1 May 2026
NewCVE-2026-42402 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.apache.neethi:neethi to version 3.2.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in the normalization performed by the AbstractPolicyOperator class. An attacker can cause unbounded memory allocation and exhaust the JVM heap by submitting malicious WS-Policy documents that trigger exponential expansion when calculating policy alternatives.