CVE-2026-42404

MEDIUM

Apache Neethi: Unrestricted HTTP Redirect Following in Policy References

Title source: cna

Description

Apache Neethi does not impose any restrictions on URIs when manually fetching remote policy references through the PolicyReference API. When an application explicitly calls the API to retrieve a policy from a remote URI, an outbound request is made for arbitrary protocols and internal IP adddresses. From 3.2.2, only http or https URIs are allowed, and link-local/multicast/any-local addresses are forbidden. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.

References (1)

[Vendor Advisory] https://lists.apache.org/thread/zdspnt64zznyjyn648553kptx69w23oq

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 7.4%

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-918

Status published

Products (1)

Apache Software Foundation/Apache Neethi < 3.2.2

Published May 01, 2026

Tracked Since May 01, 2026