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cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:5.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

part: a version: 5.6 update: -

VendorApache (b0303047-b7dd-5cf8-abcc-71b7d9d80b95)
ProductHttpclient (5178236a-ae38-5806-9e41-5f4089bffd33)
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NotesImported from NVD CPE 2.0 feed

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pkg:apache/hc purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:14:28.603984
pkg:github/apache/httpcomponents-client purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:14:28.603985
pkg:maven/org.apache.httpcomponents/httpclient purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:14:28.603987

Vulnerability references

IdentifiercpeApplicabilitySubmitteddb.gcve.eu detailsRationale
CVE:CVE-2026-40542 vulnerable 2026-06-08 08:01:20.825421 Apache HttpClient: SCRAM-SHA-256 mutual authentication bypass may cause the client to accept authentication without proper mutual authentication verification
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.
Published: 2026-04-22T07:07:21.344Z
Updated: 2026-07-15T01:00:47.706Z
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