Red Hat Lightwell has released org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5-cache 5.6.2.rhlw-00005 with a backported security fix.
CVE-2026-71290: Apache HttpComponents Client: TLS hostname verification silently disabled on the async transport (default config, MITM)
This patched artifact is a drop-in replacement for org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5-cache 5.6.2 from Maven Central.