CVE-2026-71290Critical· 9.1▾ MidnightImproper 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 mo…
▾ Midnight zone — Critical, or high with PoC / in-the-wild
impact 50.1 · likelihood 0 · exploitation 0
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Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
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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.
httpclient >= 5.4, < 5.6.4Upgrade past the affected range:
httpclient 5.6.4Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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