HIGH🇵🇱 Wersja polska

CVE-2026-40542

CVSS 7.3v3.1pub. 2026-04-22upd. 2026-08-27

Missing critical step in authentication in Apache HttpClient 5.6 allows an attacker to cause the client to accept SCRAM-SHA-256 authentication without proper mutual authentication verification. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.6.1, which fixes this issue.

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

  • Apache Httpclient

    APP
    Apache
    5.6
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