Denial of Service Risk in Apache Software's Policy Management
CVE-2026-66144

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
Apache Neethi
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 July 2026

What is CVE-2026-66144?

A vulnerability exists in Apache Software's policy management tools where remote policy references, if retrieved manually via the API, can lead to a denial of service. This occurs when a large policy is fetched, overwhelming the system's resources. Users are advised to update to version 3.2.3, which mitigates the issue by setting a default maximum size limit on data read from remote policy references, thereby preventing potential service disruptions.

Affected Version(s)

Apache Neethi 0 < 3.2.3

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/80xwwbhkqvbwkkmco6yl6fr5x...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Reported by LTSHFWJT
.