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SCA: security update for org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5 (GHSA-v468-qcjx-r72w)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 441020

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2026-40542)

Solution

Update the org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5 library and its related packages to version 5.6.1 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v468-qcjx-r72w

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 441020

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/30/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.52

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40542

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-40542

cwe: CWE-304