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Medium · 5.8 CVE-2026-102740 EUVD-2026-102223

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

Published Oct 15, 2026 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
AsyncHttpClient async-http-client >= 2.0.0, < 2.16.1, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.12 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 12 async-http-client No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 async-http-client No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS async-http-client No fix yet —

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