CVE-2026-40542Missing 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.
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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
- 7.3 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-304, CWE-325
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
apache httpclient apache:httpclient | 5.6 | NVD |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/tfmgv86xr0z1y096vs3z0y315t1v3o97mailing-list, vendor-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/22/5mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60239
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60246
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60247
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60248
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60249
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60250
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60251
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60252
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60254
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60256
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60259
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40542
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460518
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40542.json
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