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A security vulnerability has been detected in a2aproject a2a-java 1.2.0. (CVE-2026-90820)

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Medium
Published: 09/14/2026 (09/14/2026, 21:31:56 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in a2aproject a2a-java 1.2.0. The impacted element is the function AuthorizationRequestHandlerDecorator.onListTasks of the file server-common/src/main/java/org/a2aproject/sdk/server/requesthandlers/AuthorizationRequestHandlerDecorator.java. Such manipulation leads to missing authorization. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.3.0 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The name of the patch is e9a1abf9c90c02b16d17293afdc3cc2f555d63a6. The affected component should be upgraded.

CVSS v3.1

Score 4.3medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected software

Affected versions
=1.2.0

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/15/2026, 01:44:16 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability in a2aproject a2a-java 1.2.0 affects the AuthorizationRequestHandlerDecorator.onListTasks function in the server-common component. It results in missing authorization, enabling remote attackers to bypass access controls. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). The vendor fixed the issue in version 1.3.0, with the patch identified by commit e9a1abf9c90c02b16d17293afdc3cc2f555d63a6.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authorization checks, potentially granting unauthorized access to resources or operations that should be restricted. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting low confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact, and low attack complexity with low privileges required and no user interaction needed.

Mitigation Recommendations

Upgrade the affected component a2aproject a2a-java from version 1.2.0 to version 1.3.0 or later to apply the official fix. This upgrade resolves the missing authorization vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-vmmr-97qx-h8c4
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-90820"]
Database Specific Severity
MODERATE
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6aa8a17d55bf5e2cf5f3c9e3

Added to database: 09/15/2026, 01:38:05 UTC

Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 01:44:16 UTC

Last updated: 09/15/2026, 03:01:23 UTC

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