Medium severity · published Oct 15, 2026
CVE-2026-102740
AsyncHttpClient: Resumable download index store is created world-readable and follows a planted symlink
5.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
async-http-client · AsyncHttpClient
>= 2.0.0, < 2.16.1; >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.12 · source: vendor
Affected product
AS
async-http-client
AsyncHttpClient
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