{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:neethi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "3.2.3"
              }
            ],
            "source": "CPE_RANGE"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "a1300b3da80ee1f242f928ec0aaf5fc06845beaf"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/apache/ws-neethi",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "apache",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/66xxx/CVE-2026-66142.json",
    "unresolved_ranges": [
      {
        "extracted_events": [
          {
            "fixed": "3.2.3"
          }
        ],
        "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "Apache Neethi is vulnerable to uncontrolled recursion when parsing policies that lack policy Ids or with deeply nested structures, which may lead to a denial of service attack when parsing policies due to runtime memory exhaustion. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.3, which fixes this issue.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-66142",
  "modified": "2026-08-12T03:51:31.754267386Z",
  "published": "2026-07-24T12:07:26.323Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/24/8"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/66xxx/CVE-2026-66142.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/fomwtwt4pzzhxn4fyn3skykto913vfzt"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-66142"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Apache Neethi: Uncontrolled recursion in policy processing"
}