High
Apache Neethi: Remote PolicyReference fetch lacks resource bounds
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-66144
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 6 Nov 2026, 02:49 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Apache Neethi: Remote PolicyReference fetch lacks resource bounds
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 24 Jul 2026, 12:08 UTC
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.
osv:CVE-2026-66144
Complete source record
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