Description
Although remote policy references are not retrieved during policy normalization, if they are manually retrieved via the API it can cause a denial of service attack if a huge policy is retrieved. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.3, which fixes this issue by imposing a default maximum size on data read from remote policy references.
Published: 2026-07-24
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Although remote policy references are not retrieved during policy normalization, if they are manually retrieved via the API it can cause a denial of service attack if a huge policy is retrieved. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.3, which fixes this issue by imposing a default maximum size on data read from remote policy references.
Title Apache Neethi: Remote PolicyReference fetch lacks resource bounds
Weaknesses CWE-400
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-24T18:42:19.733Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T07:32:05.484Z

Link: CVE-2026-66144

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Updated: 2026-07-24T14:34:52.723Z

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