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Full vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2026-91863High confidence

Apache Neethi: Uncontrolled recursion while parsing crafted WS-Policy documents allows denial of service

Apache Software Foundation · Apache Neethi

7.5HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
R
Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • The selected CVSS metric records a network-reachable, unauthenticated path with no user interaction.
  • EPSS is 0.76% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Apache Software Foundation Apache Neethi and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Recheck the vendor advisory before scheduling a change because no verified fixed version is currently retained.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 30 daysRemediation target: Within 180 days

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Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
CVE-2026-91863 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securityorg.apache.neethi/neethi: Apache Neethi: Denial of Service via uncontrolled recursion in WS-Policy document parsing
8 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • neethi as a component of Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3
  • neethi as a component of Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4
  • jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk11-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk17-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk8-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
  • neethi as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
Summary
A flaw was found in Apache Neethi. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted WS-Policy document containing deeply nested policy elements. This crafted document can bypass the parser's nesting-depth limit, leading to uncontrolled recursion that exhausts the thread stack. Successful exploitation results in a denial of service, causing the parser to crash.
Remediation
Affected
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2026-83885

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

A specially crafted WS-Policy document with deeply nested policy elements can bypass Neethi's nesting-depth limit and exhaust the thread stack, crashing the parser (denial of service). Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.4, which fixes this issue.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
7.5 · CVSS 3.1
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

A specially crafted WS-Policy document with deeply nested policy elements can bypass Neethi's nesting-depth limit and exhaust the thread stack, crashing the parser (denial of service). Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.4, which fixes this issue.

What

A specially crafted WS-Policy document with deeply nested policy elements can bypass Neethi's nesting-depth limit and exhaust the thread stack, crashing the parser (denial of service). Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.4, which fixes this issue.

Why

The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

A specially crafted WS-Policy document with deeply nested policy elements can bypass Neethi's nesting-depth limit and exhaust the thread stack, crashing the parser (denial of service). Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.4, which fixes this issue.

Why

The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Uncontrolled Recursion → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-674 ↗

CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion. The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedDenial of serviceCWE-674
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-83885Official EUVD mapping

A specially crafted WS-Policy document with deeply nested policy elements can bypass Neethi's nesting-depth limit and exhaust the thread stack, crashing the parser (denial of service). Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.4, which fixes this issue.

Official EUVD record ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
  • neethi as a component of Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3
  • neethi as a component of Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4
  • jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk11-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk17-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk8-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
  • neethi as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 21 Sept 2026 · Last source change 21 Sept 2026, 13:36 UTC · CWE-674 · Uncontrolled Recursion

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCISA ADP
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-22
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-83885
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    neethi as a component of Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3; neethi as a component of Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4; jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk11-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk17-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk8-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack; neethi as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
    After
    neethi as a component of Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3; neethi as a component of Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4; jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk11-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk17-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk8-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; neethi as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  2. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    neethi as a component of Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3; neethi as a component of Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4; neethi as a component of Red Hat Fuse 7; jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk11-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk17-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk8-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack; neethi as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
    After
    neethi as a component of Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3; neethi as a component of Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4; jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk11-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk17-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk8-openshift-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7; neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; neethi as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack; neethi as a component of Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  3. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2026-83885 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2026-83885"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  4. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: added vendor advisory: lists.apache.org/72kxj71lvrqqx90xxqqctvpbw0t8mpxw.
    Before
    no authoritative guidance recorded
    After
    vendor advisory: lists.apache.org/72kxj71lvrqqx90xxqqctvpbw0t8mpxw
    security@apache.org ↗
  5. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to High.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    High
    CISA ADP ↗
  6. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 7.5 (CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    7.5 (CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
    CISA ADP ↗
  7. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-83885↗Vendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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