CVE-2026-120326
Published:November 10, 2026
Updated:November 12, 2026
DownloadEvent.setFileName(String) in Vaadin Flow writes the download file name into the Content-Disposition header without escaping it. When the name is pure US-ASCII the header is built as attachment; filename="<name>" with the name inserted verbatim, so a double quote in the name ends the quoted string early and the rest of the name is read by the browser as further header parameters. The inline(String) variant, present from Vaadin 25.0, builds the name the same way. An application that passes an untrusted file name to either method, for example when re-serving a file under the name it was uploaded with, lets an attacker add a filename* parameter. Browsers prefer filename* over filename, so the file is saved under a name and extension of the attacker's choosing, which defeats any file name or extension restriction the application enforces. The attacker cannot change the attachment or inline disposition itself and cannot split the header.
Users of affected versions should apply the following mitigation or upgrade. Releases that have fixed this issue include:
Product version
Vaadin 24.8.0 - 24.8.17
Vaadin 24.9.0 - 24.9.25
Vaadin 24.10.0 - 24.10.13
Vaadin 25.0.0 - 25.0.13
Vaadin 25.1.0 - 25.1.13
Vaadin 25.2.0 - 25.2.12
Vaadin 25.3.0 - 25.3.4
Mitigation
No fixed release on this line, upgrade to 24.9.26 or newer
Upgrade to 24.9.26
Upgrade to 24.10.14
No fixed release on this line, upgrade to 25.2.13 or newer
No fixed release on this line, upgrade to 25.2.13 or newer
Upgrade to 25.2.13
Upgrade to 25.3.5
Vaadin versions below 24.8 are not affected: the DownloadEvent API does not exist in them.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/vaadin/flow.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=25.0.0-beta1 <25.2.16 || >=25.1.0-beta1 <25.2.16 || >=25.2.0-beta1 <25.2.16Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 25.2.16https://github.com/vaadin/flow.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=24.8.0 <24.9.31 || >=24.9.0-beta1 <24.9.31Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 24.9.31https://github.com/vaadin/flow.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=25.3.0-beta1 <25.3.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 25.3.6https://github.com/vaadin/flow.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=24.10.0-beta1 <24.10.17Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 24.10.17com.vaadin:flow-server (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=24.10.0-beta1 <24.10.17Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 24.10.17com.vaadin:flow-server (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=24.9.0-beta1 <24.9.31 || >=24.8.0 <24.9.31Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 24.9.31com.vaadin:flow-server (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=25.2.0-beta1 <25.2.16 || >=25.0.0-beta1 <25.2.16 || >=25.1.0-beta1 <25.2.16Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 25.2.16com.vaadin:flow-server (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=25.3.0-beta1 <25.3.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 25.3.6Related ResourcesĀ (7)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
ACTIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
EPSS
Base Score:
0.24