AB Download Manager before 1.11.2 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in its unauthenticated browser-integration API that allows remote attackers to write attacker-chosen files to arbitrary paths. A malicious web page can send a text/plain request to /start-headless-download with crafted folder and name values, placing payloads in startup folders for code execution on next login.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
amir1376 ab-download-manager unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 1.11.2

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Solution

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/amir1376/ab-download-manager cve-icon
https://github.com/amir1376/ab-download-manager/blob/v1.11.1/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/integration/IntegrationHandlerImp.kt#L55-L88 cve-icon
https://github.com/amir1376/ab-download-manager/blob/v1.11.1/integration/server/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/integration/Endpoints.kt#L27-L75 cve-icon
https://github.com/amir1376/ab-download-manager/commit/34cd27af6a9a6c2046af112bc9bd34828fec0bbc cve-icon
https://github.com/amir1376/ab-download-manager/issues/1489 cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ab-download-manager-before-1.11.2-arbitrary-file-write-via-start-headless-download-csrf cve-icon
History

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description AB Download Manager before 1.11.2 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in its unauthenticated browser-integration API that allows remote attackers to write attacker-chosen files to arbitrary paths. A malicious web page can send a text/plain request to /start-headless-download with crafted folder and name values, placing payloads in startup folders for code execution on next login.
Title AB Download Manager before 1.11.2 Arbitrary File Write via /start-headless-download CSRF
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T15:17:01.146Z

Reserved: 2026-11-03T12:33:53.717Z

Link: CVE-2026-121451

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