Red Hat Lightwell has released org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5 5.6.1.rhlw-00012 with a backported security fix.
CVE-2026-64607: Apache HttpComponents Client: Connection Leak on Content-Encoding Decode Error Leads to Pool Exhaustion DoS
This patched artifact is a drop-in replacement for org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5 5.6.1 from Maven Central.