CVE-2026-71290: CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation in Apache Software Foundation Apache HttpComponents Client
Improper TLS hostname verification vulnerability in Apache HttpComponents Client 5.4 or newer. HostnameVerificationPolicy#BUILTIN setting has no effect when used with the async version of HttpClient. An attacker that can intercept and modify traffic between the client and the server can impersonate the server by presenting a valid certificate for a different domain. Please note the classic version of HttpClient is not affected by this vulnerability. Affected users are recommended to upgrade to at least version 5.6.4, which fixes the issue.
CVE-2026-71290: CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation in Apache Software Foundation Apache HttpComponents Client
Description
Improper TLS hostname verification vulnerability in Apache HttpComponents Client 5.4 or newer. HostnameVerificationPolicy#BUILTIN setting has no effect when used with the async version of HttpClient. An attacker that can intercept and modify traffic between the client and the server can impersonate the server by presenting a valid certificate for a different domain. Please note the classic version of HttpClient is not affected by this vulnerability. Affected users are recommended to upgrade to at least version 5.6.4, which fixes the issue.
Affected software
pkg:maven/Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5Run on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-05T12:30:56.682Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7b8c91bf8831d539668d33
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 20:56:49 UTC
Last updated: 08/11/2026, 20:56:49 UTC
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