High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 1, 2026· Updated May 1, 2026
CVE-2026-42402
CVE-2026-42402
Description
Apache Neethi is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack through algorithmic complexity in policy normalization. Specially crafted WS-Policy documents can trigger an exponential Cartesian cross-product expansion during the normalization process, causing unbounded memory allocation that exhausts the JVM heap. This occurs when the normalization process generates an excessive number of policy alternatives without bounds, leading to runtime memory exhaustion.
Users should upgrade to 3.2.2 which limits the maximum number of normalized policy alternatives.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.neethi:neethiMaven | < 3.2.2 | 3.2.2 |
Affected products
6- osv-coords5 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/wildfly-openjdk-17pkg:apk/chainguard/wildfly-openjdk-21pkg:apk/wolfi/wildfly-openjdk-17pkg:apk/wolfi/wildfly-openjdk-21pkg:maven/org.apache.neethi/neethi
< 39.0.1-r7+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 39.0.1-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 39.0.1-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 39.0.1-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 39.0.1-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/6nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-g36m-9g3m-2vmpghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread/p826j0phhmr9f83wzpmys1y0bdfrr2q4nvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42402ghsaADVISORY
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