Upstream information

CVE-2026-40542 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail SUSE
Base Score 7.4
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1262571 [NEW]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.6 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.5 apache-commons-httpclient Not affected


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed Apr 22 12:01:54 2026
CVE page last modified: Wed Apr 22 19:53:20 2026