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CVE-2026-40542 Missing critical step in authentication in Apache HttpClient 5.6 allows an attacker to cause the client to accept…

Description

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.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Apache HttpClient 5.6 5.6 → < 5.6.1 5.6.1
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services Versions not published
Cryostat 4 Versions not published
Migration Toolkit for Applications 8 Versions not published
OpenShift Serverless Versions not published
Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 Versions not published
Red Hat AMQ Clients Versions not published
Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4 Versions not published
Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3 Versions not published
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Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4 Versions not published
Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2 Versions not published
Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3 Versions not published
Red Hat build of Debezium 3 Versions not published
Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8 Versions not published
Red Hat build of Quarkus Versions not published
Red Hat Certificate System 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Data Grid 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
Red Hat Fuse 7 Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Core Services Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5 Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6 Versions not published
Red Hat Lightspeed for Runtimes Operator Versions not published
Red Hat Offline Knowledge Portal Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces Versions not published
Red Hat Process Automation 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Satellite 6 Versions not published
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 Versions not published
streams for Apache Kafka 2 Versions not published
streams for Apache Kafka 3 Versions not published
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.12 1786628667 earliest → < 1786628667 1786628667
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.13 1786628681 earliest → < 1786628681 1786628681
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.14 1786533561 earliest → < 1786533561 1786533561
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.15 1786533565 earliest → < 1786533565 1786533565
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.16 1787125166 earliest → < 1787125166 1787125166
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.17 1787124635 earliest → < 1787124635 1787124635
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.18 1787125069 earliest → < 1787125069 1787125069
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.19 1787124632 earliest → < 1787124632 1787124632
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.20 1787124925 earliest → < 1787124925 1787124925
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.21 1787125311 earliest → < 1787125311 1787125311
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.22 1787124779 earliest → < 1787124779 1787124779

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