Apache: >> Httpclient >> 5.5 Security Vulnerabilities
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.
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2026-07-31