Infinite loop Affecting org.apache.neethi:neethi package, versions [,3.2.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHENEETHI-16354034
  • published3 May 2026
  • disclosed1 May 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 1 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-42403  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (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 Infinite loop when processing circular policy references. An attacker can cause denial of service by submitting malicious policy documents containing circular references.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1