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CVE-2026-42403 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apache Neethi versions before 3.2.2. Improper detection of circular references in WS-Policy definitions allows a crafted document containing mutually referencing policies to trigger an infinite loop or excessive recursion during policy normalization. Processing such a document can cause a stack overflow or application hang.
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A denial-of-service vulnerability in Apache Neethi allows attackers to submit malicious WS-Policy documents containing circular policy references. Policy normalization can then enter an infinite loop or excessive recursion, compromising application availability. The listed CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 (High). Version 3.2.2 fixes the issue.
A vulnerability referenced only as resolved by an Apache Neethi upgrade; no impact details are supplied.
A CVE referenced only as resolved by an Apache Neethi upgrade; no vulnerability details are provided.
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