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CVE-2026-102740

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

5.8 Medium

CVE-2026-102740 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Asynchttpclient Async-http-client, published October 15, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.10%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.10%Unchanged since Oct 16, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.8

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

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.

Record
CVE-2026-102740
CVSS 3.1
5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Weakness
CWE-61, CWE-379, CWE-732
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-102223 5.8

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.

Record
EUVD-2026-102223
CVSS 3.1
5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.8

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.

Record
CVE-2026-102740
CVSS 3.1
5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Weakness
CWE-61, CWE-379, CWE-732
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.8

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

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.

Record
CVE-2026-102740
CVSS 3.1
5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Weakness
CWE-379, CWE-61, CWE-732
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-102740 5.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-102740
CVSS 3.1
5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-102740 5.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-102740
CVSS 3.1
5.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
async-http-client
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
2.12.3-12.12.3-1+deb12u1
None known
async-http-client
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.6.5-11.6.5-21.6.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
None known
async-http-client
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.6.5-4
None known
async-http-client
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.6.5-41.6.5-5
None known
async-http-client
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.6.0-12.6.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
None known
async-http-client
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.12.2-12.12.3-12.12.3-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
None known
async-http-client
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.12.3-12.12.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
None known
async-http-client
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
2.12.3-1ubuntu1
None known
async-http-client
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.12.3-12.12.3-1ubuntu12.12.3-1ubuntu1.1
None known

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-02createdCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

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