CVE-2026-42404 MEDIUM

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

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache Neethi
Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF
Published May 1, 2026
Last update May 1, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

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.

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

May 1, 2026 CVE published
May 1, 2026 Record updated