CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-64607
HttpClient based on the classic i/o model fails to correctly release the underlying connection back to the connection manager if it encounters an invalid or unsupported `Content-Encoding` header value in the response message. Please note this defect does not affect HttpClient based on the async i/o model.
This issue affects Apache HttpComponents Client: from 5.0-alpha1 through 5.6.2.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"collectionURL":"https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/","defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5","product":"Apache HttpComponents Client","vendor":"Apache Software Foundation","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"5.6.2","status":"affected","version":"5.0-alpha","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":5.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-772","description":"CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
1 source assertion{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/qqfzo3fqcdk4l5496vz95ppvl4ty511q"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d3269a4441f9f4f1ef5b138de168f32399d657c566c832ff682865e6035c560f · sha256:06339c7cc645c920… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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