Medium 6.5Published May 1, 2026

CVE-2026-42404Apache Neethi: Unrestricted HTTP Redirect Following in Policy References

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 1:30 PM ET)

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Every CVE for Apache Software Foundation Apache Neethi

Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-918
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: apache
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: May 1, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Neethi apache_software_foundation:apache_neethi (from the name)	before 3.2.2	CNA record
apache neethi apache:neethi	before 3.2.2	NVD

References

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/zdspnt64zznyjyn648553kptx69w23oq	vendor-advisory, issue-tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/8	mailing-list, third-party-advisory

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