CVE-2026-102740
AsyncHttpClient: Resumable download index store is created world-readable and follows a planted symlink
02 Description
AsyncHttpClient: Resumable download index store is created world-readable and follows a planted symlink
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 0.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-15 17:25Z13 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-15 18:27Z13 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-29
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 5e053ded4ab707d1635189d41a98dfce8269349f0cd312a98f71faad5cb3cd4b
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-cf59-3jcr-vfhw
- github.comhttps://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/pull/2281
- github.comhttps://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/0422e11c954c4b026e986d1458f7a7a2eab7e591
- github.comhttps://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/d945ce3357b093e74526871cd309832a717ecfda
- github.comhttps://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/releases/tag/async-http-client-project-2.16.1
- github.comhttps://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/releases/tag/async-http-client-project-3.0.12
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- async-http-client No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- async-http-client No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- async-http-client No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- async-http-client No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- async-http-client No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- async-http-client No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- async-http-client No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- async-http-client No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- async-http-client No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.