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.
References6
- github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/0422e11c954…
- github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/d945ce3357b…
- github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/pull/2281
- github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/releases/tag/async…
- github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/releases/tag/async…
- github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisorie…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.8
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 1 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-61CWE-379CWE-732
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