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Vulnerability_idVCID-j6a3-452x-7khn
SummaryMissing 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.
Aliases
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alias CVE-2026-40542
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alias GHSA-v468-qcjx-r72w
Fixed_packages
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url pkg:deb/debian/httpcomponents-client@0?distro=trixie
purl pkg:deb/debian/httpcomponents-client@0?distro=trixie
is_vulnerable false
affected_by_vulnerabilities
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/httpcomponents-client@0%3Fdistro=trixie
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url pkg:deb/debian/httpcomponents-client@4.5.13-2?distro=trixie
purl pkg:deb/debian/httpcomponents-client@4.5.13-2?distro=trixie
is_vulnerable false
affected_by_vulnerabilities
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/httpcomponents-client@4.5.13-2%3Fdistro=trixie
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url pkg:deb/debian/httpcomponents-client@4.5.14-1?distro=trixie
purl pkg:deb/debian/httpcomponents-client@4.5.14-1?distro=trixie
is_vulnerable false
affected_by_vulnerabilities
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/httpcomponents-client@4.5.14-1%3Fdistro=trixie
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url pkg:maven/org.apache.httpcomponents.client5/httpclient5@5.6.1
purl pkg:maven/org.apache.httpcomponents.client5/httpclient5@5.6.1
is_vulnerable false
affected_by_vulnerabilities
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.apache.httpcomponents.client5/httpclient5@5.6.1
Affected_packages
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url pkg:maven/org.apache.httpcomponents.client5/httpclient5@5.6-alpha1
purl pkg:maven/org.apache.httpcomponents.client5/httpclient5@5.6-alpha1
is_vulnerable true
affected_by_vulnerabilities
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vulnerability VCID-j6a3-452x-7khn
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.apache.httpcomponents.client5/httpclient5@5.6-alpha1
References
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reference_url https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2026-40542.json
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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value 7.3
scoring_system cvssv3
scoring_elements CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
url https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2026-40542.json
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reference_url https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-40542
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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value 0.00073
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.21915
published_at 2026-04-24T12:55:00Z
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value 0.00073
scoring_system epss
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published_at 2026-04-26T12:55:00Z
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value 0.00087
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published_at 2026-04-29T12:55:00Z
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published_at 2026-05-07T12:55:00Z
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scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.27376
published_at 2026-05-14T12:55:00Z
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value 0.00101
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.27298
published_at 2026-05-12T12:55:00Z
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value 0.00101
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.27287
published_at 2026-05-05T12:55:00Z
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value 0.00101
scoring_system epss
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published_at 2026-05-11T12:55:00Z
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value 0.00101
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.2737
published_at 2026-05-09T12:55:00Z
url https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-40542
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reference_url https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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value 7.4
scoring_system cvssv3.1
scoring_elements CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
url https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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reference_url https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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value 7.3
scoring_system cvssv3.1
scoring_elements CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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value HIGH
scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
url https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client
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reference_url https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client/commit/726eac2323d370435d8afca1e0540aa099927f18
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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value 7.3
scoring_system cvssv3.1
scoring_elements CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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value HIGH
scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
url https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client/commit/726eac2323d370435d8afca1e0540aa099927f18
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reference_url http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/22/5
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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value 7.3
scoring_system cvssv3.1
scoring_elements CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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value HIGH
scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
url http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/22/5
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reference_url https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460518
reference_id 2460518
reference_type
scores
url https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460518
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reference_url https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40542
reference_id CVE-2026-40542
reference_type
scores
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value 7.3
scoring_system cvssv3.1
scoring_elements CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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value HIGH
scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
url https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40542
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reference_url https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v468-qcjx-r72w
reference_id GHSA-v468-qcjx-r72w
reference_type
scores
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value HIGH
scoring_system cvssv3.1_qr
scoring_elements
url https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v468-qcjx-r72w
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reference_url https://lists.apache.org/thread/tfmgv86xr0z1y096vs3z0y315t1v3o97
reference_id tfmgv86xr0z1y096vs3z0y315t1v3o97
reference_type
scores
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value 7.3
scoring_system cvssv3.1
scoring_elements CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
1
value HIGH
scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
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value Track
scoring_system ssvc
scoring_elements SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-22T14:14:52Z/
url https://lists.apache.org/thread/tfmgv86xr0z1y096vs3z0y315t1v3o97
Weaknesses
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cwe_id 304
name Missing Critical Step in Authentication
description The product implements an authentication technique, but it skips a step that weakens the technique.
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cwe_id 325
name Missing Cryptographic Step
description The product does not implement a required step in a cryptographic algorithm, resulting in weaker encryption than advertised by the algorithm.
Exploits
Severity_range_score7.0 - 8.9
Exploitability0.5
Weighted_severity8.0
Risk_score4.0
Resource_urlhttp://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-j6a3-452x-7khn