Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion') Affecting eap8-wildfly-javadocs package, versions <0:8.1.1-15.GA_redhat_00052.1.el10eap


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-EAP8WILDFLYJAVADOCS-22436300
  • published12 Nov 2026
  • disclosed21 Sept 2026

Introduced: 21 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-91865  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-776  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 eap8-wildfly-javadocs to version 0:8.1.1-15.GA_redhat_00052.1.el10eap or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:99018.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eap8-wildfly-javadocs package and not the eap8-wildfly-javadocs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A small WS-Policy document using repeated policy references can force Neethi to re-expand the same references exponentially during normalization, consuming huge amounts of CPU and memory (denial of service). Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.4, which fixes this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1