PT-2026-36313 · Apache · Apache Neethi

Colm O Heigeartaigh · Published 2026-05-01 · Updated 2026-05-02 · CVE-2026-42404

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Neethi versions prior to 3.2.2

Description The PolicyReference API does not impose restrictions on URIs when manually fetching remote policy references. This allows an application that explicitly calls the API to make outbound requests using arbitrary protocols and internal IP addresses.

Recommendations Upgrade to version 3.2.2.

Fix

SSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-918

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-42404

GHSA-287C-FXR7-3W6C

Affected Products

Apache Neethi

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42404 · Security Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/zdspnt64zznyjyn648553kptx69w23oq · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-287c-fxr7-3w6c · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/apache/ws-neethi · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/8 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2050192379198492793 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/oss_security/status/2050588244929028298 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/161707 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/52402 · Telegram Post