CVE-2026-102740

AsyncHttpClient: Resumable download index store is created world-readable and follows a planted symlink

State
Published
Severity
5.8 Medium
Published
Oct 15, 2026
Updated
Oct 15, 2026
Reserved
Sep 29, 2026

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Description

The AsyncHttpClient library allows Java applications to execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses. From 2.0.0 until 2.16.1 and 3.0.12, PropertiesBasedResumableProcessor stores resumable download state at the predictable shared path $java.io.tmpdir/ahc/ResumableAsyncHandler.properties with default permissions and link-following file operations. A local user who can read the shared store can see download URLs, including embedded user information or query tokens. A local user who can write within or pre-create the affected shared store directory can plant a symbolic link that the client follows when saving state, truncating and overwriting a target file writable by the client process. The filesystem path is used when ResumableAsyncHandler decorates another AsyncHandler, while the no-argument constructors use a no-op processor and are unaffected. This issue is fixed in versions 2.16.1 and 3.0.12.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.15.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:LGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-61 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
  • CWE-379 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions
  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Affected Products

ProductVersions
async-http-clientAsyncHttpClient
  • >= 2.0.0, < 2.16.1Affected
  • >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.12Affected

References

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