Is org.apache.neethi:neethi affected by CVE-2026-42404?

Maven org.apache.neethi:neethi is affected in <3.2.2.

Is CVE-2026-42404 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.5%.

medium

CVE-2026-42404

Q: Is CVE-2026-42404 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.5%.

Maven · org.apache.neethi:neethi

Summary

Apache Neethi doesn't impose any restrictions on URIs when manually fetching remote policy references through the PolicyReference API

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.5% (p39)
Also known as: GHSA-287c-fxr7-3w6c
Published: 2026-05-01

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42404
https://github.com/apache/ws-neethi
https://lists.apache.org/thread/zdspnt64zznyjyn648553kptx69w23oq

Related advisories

CVE-2026-42402 — high · Maven/org.apache.neethi:neethi
CVE-2026-42403 — high · Maven/org.apache.neethi:neethi

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