PT-2026-34264
CVE-2026-40542
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Published
2026-04-22
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Updated
2026-10-12
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Apache HttpClient version 5.6
Description
A missing critical step in authentication allows an attacker to cause the client to accept SCRAM-SHA-256 authentication without proper mutual authentication verification.
Recommendations
Upgrade to version 5.6.1.
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