CVE-2026-64607
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.02
BB Relevance:
71/100
Published: 2026-07-31
Modified: 2026-10-23
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Auth
No Interaction
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
None
S:
Unchanged
C:
None
I:
None
A:
Low
Description
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.
Weakness Classification (1)
Affected Software (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| apache | httpclient | 5.0.0 – 5.6.3 |
References & Advisories (2)
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