Improper Certificate Validation

Overview org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5 is a HttpClient component of the Apache HttpComponents project. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation due to the HostnameVerificationPolicyBUILTIN setting having no effect in the async transport. ...

CVE-2026-71290 Apache HttpComponents Client: TLS hostname verification silently disabled on the async transport (default config, MITM)

Improper TLS hostname verification vulnerability in Apache HttpComponents Client 5.4 or newer. HostnameVerificationPolicyBUILTIN 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 impersonat...

CVE-2026-71290 Apache HttpComponents Client: TLS hostname verification silently disabled on the async transport (default config, MITM)

Improper TLS hostname verification vulnerability in Apache HttpComponents Client 5.4 or newer. HostnameVerificationPolicyBUILTIN 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 impersonat...

CVE-2026-71290 Apache HttpComponents Client: TLS hostname verification silently disabled on the async transport (default config, MITM)

Improper TLS hostname verification vulnerability in Apache HttpComponents Client 5.4 or newer. HostnameVerificationPolicyBUILTIN 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 impersonat...