diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/StringFormat.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/StringFormat.qll
index 2938f5255fad..bfc893ab7566 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/StringFormat.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/StringFormat.qll
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ private predicate formatStringValue(Expr e, string fmtvalue) {
     or
     exists(Field f |
       e = f.getAnAccess() and
-      f.getDeclaringType().hasQualifiedName("java.io", "File") and
+      f.getDeclaringType() instanceof TypeFile and
       fmtvalue = "x" // dummy value
     |
       f.hasName("pathSeparator") or
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/javaee/ejb/EJBRestrictions.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/javaee/ejb/EJBRestrictions.qll
index c62b72ab9fc3..67c66d6d8173 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/javaee/ejb/EJBRestrictions.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/javaee/ejb/EJBRestrictions.qll
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class SecurityManagerClass extends Class {
 /** A class involving file input or output. */
 class FileInputOutputClass extends Class {
   FileInputOutputClass() {
-    this.hasQualifiedName("java.io", "File") or
+    this instanceof TypeFile or
     this.hasQualifiedName("java.io", "FileDescriptor") or
     this.hasQualifiedName("java.io", "FileInputStream") or
     this.hasQualifiedName("java.io", "FileOutputStream") or
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/security/FileWritable.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/security/FileWritable.qll
index bd8329647da5..09a9e37fb9b2 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/security/FileWritable.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/security/FileWritable.qll
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ private VarAccess getFileForPathConversion(Expr pathExpr) {
       fileToPath = pathExpr and
       result = fileToPath.getQualifier() and
       fileToPath.getMethod().hasName("toPath") and
-      fileToPath.getMethod().getDeclaringType().hasQualifiedName("java.io", "File")
+      fileToPath.getMethod().getDeclaringType() instanceof TypeFile
     )
     or
     // Look for the pattern `Paths.get(file.get*Path())` for converting between a `File` and a `Path`.
diff --git a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirLocalInformationDisclosure.qhelp b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirLocalInformationDisclosure.qhelp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e3bf61107c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirLocalInformationDisclosure.qhelp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<!DOCTYPE qhelp PUBLIC
+  "-//Semmle//qhelp//EN"
+  "qhelp.dtd">
+<qhelp>
+<overview>
+<p>Local information disclosure can occur when files/directories are written into
+directories that are shared between all users on the system.</p>
+
+<p>On most <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix-like">unix-like</a> systems,
+the system temporary directory is shared between local users.
+If files/directories are created within the system temporary directory without using
+APIs that explicitly set the correct file permissions, local information disclosure
+can occur.</p>
+
+<p>Depending upon the particular file contents exposed, this vulnerability can have a
+<a href="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v3-calculator?vector=AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N&amp;version=3.1">CVSSv3.1 base score of 6.2/10</a>.</p>
+</overview>
+
+<recommendation>
+<p>Use JDK methods that specifically protect against this vulnerability:</p>
+<ul>
+    <li><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/nio/file/Files.html#createTempDirectory-java.nio.file.Path-java.lang.String-java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute...-">java.nio.file.Files.createTempDirectory</a></li>
+    <li><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/nio/file/Files.html#createTempFile-java.nio.file.Path-java.lang.String-java.lang.String-java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute...-">java.nio.file.Files.createTempFile</a></li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>Otherwise, create the file/directory by manually specifying the expected posix file permissions.
+For example: <code>PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(EnumSet.of(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ, PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE))</code></p>
+<ul>
+    <li><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/nio/file/Files.html#createFile-java.nio.file.Path-java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute...-">java.nio.file.Files.createFile</a></li>
+    <li><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/nio/file/Files.html#createDirectory-java.nio.file.Path-java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute...-">java.nio.file.Files.createDirectory</a></li>
+    <li><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/nio/file/Files.html#createDirectories-java.nio.file.Path-java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute...-">java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories</a></li>
+</ul>
+</recommendation>
+
+<example>
+<p>In the following example, files and directories are created with file permissions that allow other local users to read their contents.</p>
+
+<sample src="TempDirUsageVulnerable.java"/>
+
+<p>In the following example, files and directories are created with file permissions that protect their contents.</p>
+
+<sample src="TempDirUsageSafe.java"/>
+</example>
+
+<references>
+    <li>OSWAP: <a href="https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Insecure_Temporary_File">Insecure Temporary File</a>.</li>
+    <li>CERT: <a href="https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/java/FIO00-J.+Do+not+operate+on+files+in+shared+directories">FIO00-J. Do not operate on files in shared directories</a>.</li>
+</references>
+</qhelp>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirLocalInformationDisclosure.ql b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirLocalInformationDisclosure.ql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3faddf6ab73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirLocalInformationDisclosure.ql
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+/**
+ * @name Local information disclosure in a temporary directory
+ * @description Writing information without explicit permissions to a shared temporary directory may disclose it to other users.
+ * @kind path-problem
+ * @problem.severity warning
+ * @precision medium
+ * @id java/local-temp-file-or-directory-information-disclosure
+ * @tags security
+ *       external/cwe/cwe-200
+ *       external/cwe/cwe-732
+ */
+
+import java
+import TempDirUtils
+import DataFlow::PathGraph
+import semmle.code.java.dataflow.TaintTracking2
+
+abstract private class MethodFileSystemFileCreation extends Method {
+  MethodFileSystemFileCreation() { this.getDeclaringType() instanceof TypeFile }
+}
+
+private class MethodFileDirectoryCreation extends MethodFileSystemFileCreation {
+  MethodFileDirectoryCreation() { this.hasName(["mkdir", "mkdirs"]) }
+}
+
+private class MethodFileFileCreation extends MethodFileSystemFileCreation {
+  MethodFileFileCreation() { this.hasName("createNewFile") }
+}
+
+abstract private class FileCreationSink extends DataFlow::Node { }
+
+/**
+ * The qualifier of a call to one of `File`'s file-creating or directory-creating methods,
+ * treated as a sink by `TempDirSystemGetPropertyToCreateConfig`.
+ */
+private class FileFileCreationSink extends FileCreationSink {
+  FileFileCreationSink() {
+    exists(MethodAccess ma |
+      ma.getMethod() instanceof MethodFileSystemFileCreation and
+      ma.getQualifier() = this.asExpr()
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The argument to a call to one of `Files` file-creating or directory-creating methods,
+ * treated as a sink by `TempDirSystemGetPropertyToCreateConfig`.
+ */
+private class FilesFileCreationSink extends FileCreationSink {
+  FilesFileCreationSink() {
+    exists(FilesVulnerableCreationMethodAccess ma | ma.getArgument(0) = this.asExpr())
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A call to a `Files` method that create files/directories without explicitly
+ * setting the newly-created file or directory's permissions.
+ */
+private class FilesVulnerableCreationMethodAccess extends MethodAccess {
+  FilesVulnerableCreationMethodAccess() {
+    exists(Method m |
+      m = this.getMethod() and
+      m.getDeclaringType().hasQualifiedName("java.nio.file", "Files")
+    |
+      m.hasName(["write", "newBufferedWriter", "newOutputStream"])
+      or
+      m.hasName(["createFile", "createDirectory", "createDirectories"]) and
+      this.getNumArgument() = 1
+      or
+      m.hasName("newByteChannel") and
+      this.getNumArgument() = 2
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A call to a `File` method that create files/directories with a specific set of permissions explicitly set.
+ * We can safely assume that any calls to these methods with explicit `PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute`
+ * contains a certain level of intentionality behind it.
+ */
+private class FilesSanitizingCreationMethodAccess extends MethodAccess {
+  FilesSanitizingCreationMethodAccess() {
+    exists(Method m |
+      m = this.getMethod() and
+      m.getDeclaringType().hasQualifiedName("java.nio.file", "Files")
+    |
+      m.hasName(["createFile", "createDirectory", "createDirectories"]) and
+      this.getNumArgument() = 2
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The temp directory argument to a call to `java.io.File::createTempFile`,
+ * treated as a sink by `TempDirSystemGetPropertyToCreateConfig`.
+ */
+private class FileCreateTempFileSink extends FileCreationSink {
+  FileCreateTempFileSink() {
+    exists(MethodAccess ma |
+      ma.getMethod() instanceof MethodFileCreateTempFile and ma.getArgument(2) = this.asExpr()
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+private class TempDirSystemGetPropertyToCreateConfig extends TaintTracking::Configuration {
+  TempDirSystemGetPropertyToCreateConfig() { this = "TempDirSystemGetPropertyToCreateConfig" }
+
+  override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source) {
+    source.asExpr() instanceof MethodAccessSystemGetPropertyTempDirTainted
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Find dataflow from the temp directory system property to the `File` constructor.
+   * Examples:
+   *  - `new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"))`
+   *  - `new File(new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")), "/child")`
+   */
+  override predicate isAdditionalTaintStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) {
+    isAdditionalFileTaintStep(node1, node2)
+  }
+
+  override predicate isSink(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+    sink instanceof FileCreationSink and
+    not any(TempDirSystemGetPropertyDirectlyToMkdirConfig config).hasFlowTo(sink)
+  }
+
+  override predicate isSanitizer(DataFlow::Node sanitizer) {
+    exists(FilesSanitizingCreationMethodAccess sanitisingMethodAccess |
+      sanitizer.asExpr() = sanitisingMethodAccess.getArgument(0)
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configuration that tracks calls to to `mkdir` or `mkdirs` that are are directly on the temp directory system property.
+ * Examples:
+ * - `File tempDir = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")); tempDir.mkdir();`
+ * - `File tempDir = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")); tempDir.mkdirs();`
+ *
+ * These are examples of code that is simply verifying that the temp directory exists.
+ * As such, this code pattern is filtered out as an explicit vulnerability in
+ * `TempDirSystemGetPropertyToCreateConfig::isSink`.
+ */
+private class TempDirSystemGetPropertyDirectlyToMkdirConfig extends TaintTracking2::Configuration {
+  TempDirSystemGetPropertyDirectlyToMkdirConfig() {
+    this = "TempDirSystemGetPropertyDirectlyToMkdirConfig"
+  }
+
+  override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node node) {
+    exists(
+      MethodAccessSystemGetPropertyTempDirTainted propertyGetMethodAccess, DataFlow::Node callSite
+    |
+      DataFlow::localFlow(DataFlow::exprNode(propertyGetMethodAccess), callSite)
+    |
+      isFileConstructorArgument(callSite.asExpr(), node.asExpr(), 1)
+    )
+  }
+
+  override predicate isSink(DataFlow::Node node) {
+    exists(MethodAccess ma | ma.getMethod() instanceof MethodFileDirectoryCreation |
+      ma.getQualifier() = node.asExpr()
+    )
+  }
+
+  override predicate isSanitizer(DataFlow::Node sanitizer) {
+    isFileConstructorArgument(sanitizer.asExpr(), _, _)
+  }
+}
+
+//
+// Begin configuration for tracking single-method calls that are vulnerable.
+//
+/**
+ * A `MethodAccess` against a method that creates a temporary file or directory in a shared temporary directory.
+ */
+abstract class MethodAccessInsecureFileCreation extends MethodAccess {
+  /**
+   * Gets the type of entity created (e.g. `file`, `directory`, ...).
+   */
+  abstract string getFileSystemEntityType();
+}
+
+/**
+ * An insecure call to `java.io.File.createTempFile`.
+ */
+class MethodAccessInsecureFileCreateTempFile extends MethodAccessInsecureFileCreation {
+  MethodAccessInsecureFileCreateTempFile() {
+    this.getMethod() instanceof MethodFileCreateTempFile and
+    (
+      // `File.createTempFile(string, string)` always uses the default temporary directory
+      this.getNumArgument() = 2
+      or
+      // The default temporary directory is used when the last argument of `File.createTempFile(string, string, File)` is `null`
+      DataFlow::localExprFlow(any(NullLiteral n), this.getArgument(2))
+    )
+  }
+
+  override string getFileSystemEntityType() { result = "file" }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The `com.google.common.io.Files.createTempDir` method.
+ */
+class MethodGuavaFilesCreateTempFile extends Method {
+  MethodGuavaFilesCreateTempFile() {
+    this.getDeclaringType().hasQualifiedName("com.google.common.io", "Files") and
+    this.hasName("createTempDir")
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A call to the `com.google.common.io.Files.createTempDir` method.
+ */
+class MethodAccessInsecureGuavaFilesCreateTempFile extends MethodAccessInsecureFileCreation {
+  MethodAccessInsecureGuavaFilesCreateTempFile() {
+    this.getMethod() instanceof MethodGuavaFilesCreateTempFile
+  }
+
+  override string getFileSystemEntityType() { result = "directory" }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A hack: we include use of inherently insecure methods, which don't have any associated
+ * flow path, in with results describing a path from reading `java.io.tmpdir` or similar to use
+ * in a file creation op.
+ *
+ * We achieve this by making inherently-insecure method invocations both a source and a sink in
+ * this configuration, resulting in a zero-length path which is type-compatible with the actual
+ * path-flow results.
+ */
+class InsecureMethodPseudoConfiguration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
+  InsecureMethodPseudoConfiguration() { this = "InsecureMethodPseudoConfiguration" }
+
+  override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node node) {
+    node.asExpr() instanceof MethodAccessInsecureFileCreation
+  }
+
+  override predicate isSink(DataFlow::Node node) {
+    node.asExpr() instanceof MethodAccessInsecureFileCreation
+  }
+}
+
+from DataFlow::PathNode source, DataFlow::PathNode sink, string message
+where
+  (
+    any(TempDirSystemGetPropertyToCreateConfig conf).hasFlowPath(source, sink) and
+    message =
+      "Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users."
+    or
+    any(InsecureMethodPseudoConfiguration conf).hasFlowPath(source, sink) and
+    // Note this message has no "$@" placeholder, so the "system temp directory" template parameter below is not used.
+    message =
+      "Local information disclosure vulnerability due to use of " +
+        source.getNode().asExpr().(MethodAccessInsecureFileCreation).getFileSystemEntityType() +
+        " readable by other local users."
+  ) and
+  not isPermissionsProtectedTempDirUse(sink.getNode())
+select source.getNode(), source, sink, message, source.getNode(), "system temp directory"
diff --git a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirUsageSafe.java b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirUsageSafe.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f44ead7accbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirUsageSafe.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.attribute.PosixFilePermission;
+import java.nio.file.attribute.PosixFilePermissions;
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+
+public class TempDirUsageSafe {
+    void exampleSafe() throws IOException {
+        Path temp1 = Files.createTempFile("random", ".txt"); // GOOD: File has permissions `-rw-------`
+
+        Path temp2 = Files.createTempDirectory("random-directory"); // GOOD: File has permissions `drwx------`
+
+        // Creating a temporary file with a non-randomly generated name
+        File tempChildFile = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child-create-file.txt");
+        // Warning: This will fail on windows as it doesn't support PosixFilePermissions.
+        // See `exampleSafeWithWindowsSupportFile` if your code needs to support windows and unix-like systems.
+        Files.createFile(
+            tempChildFile.toPath(),
+            PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(EnumSet.of(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ, PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE))
+        ); // GOOD: Good has permissions `-rw-------`
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * An example of a safe use of createFile or createDirectory if your code must support windows and unix-like systems.
+     */
+    void exampleSafeWithWindowsSupportFile() {
+        // Creating a temporary file with a non-randomly generated name
+        File tempChildFile = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child-create-file.txt");
+        createTempFile(tempChildFile.toPath()); // GOOD: Good has permissions `-rw-------`
+    }
+
+    static void createTempFile(Path tempDir) {
+        try {
+            if (tempDirChild.getFileSystem().supportedFileAttributeViews().contains("posix")) {
+                // Explicit permissions setting is only required on unix-like systems because
+                // the temporary directory is shared between all users.
+                // This is not necessary on Windows, each user has their own temp directory
+                final EnumSet<PosixFilePermission> posixFilePermissions =
+                        EnumSet.of(
+                            PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ,
+                            PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE
+                        );
+                if (!Files.exists(tempDirChild)) {
+                    Files.createFile(
+                        tempDirChild,
+                        PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(posixFilePermissions)
+                    ); // GOOD: Directory has permissions `-rw-------`
+                } else {
+                    Files.setPosixFilePermissions(
+                            tempDirChild,
+                            posixFilePermissions
+                    ); // GOOD: Good has permissions `-rw-------`, or will throw an exception if this fails
+                }
+            } else if (!Files.exists(tempDirChild)) {
+                // On Windows, we still need to create the directory, when it doesn't already exist.
+                Files.createDirectory(tempDirChild); // GOOD: Windows doesn't share the temp directory between users
+            }
+        } catch (IOException exception) {
+            throw new UncheckedIOException("Failed to create temp file", exception);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void exampleSafeWithWindowsSupportDirectory() {
+        File tempDirChildDir = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child-dir");
+        createTempDirectories(tempDirChildDir.toPath()); // GOOD: Directory has permissions `drwx------`
+    }
+
+    static void createTempDirectories(Path tempDirChild) {
+        try {
+            if (tempDirChild.getFileSystem().supportedFileAttributeViews().contains("posix")) {
+                // Explicit permissions setting is only required on unix-like systems because
+                // the temporary directory is shared between all users.
+                // This is not necessary on Windows, each user has their own temp directory
+                final EnumSet<PosixFilePermission> posixFilePermissions =
+                        EnumSet.of(
+                            PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ,
+                            PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE,
+                            PosixFilePermission.OWNER_EXECUTE
+                        );
+                if (!Files.exists(tempDirChild)) {
+                    Files.createDirectories(
+                        tempDirChild,
+                        PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(posixFilePermissions)
+                    ); // GOOD: Directory has permissions `drwx------`
+                } else {
+                    Files.setPosixFilePermissions(
+                            tempDirChild,
+                            posixFilePermissions
+                    ); // GOOD: Good has permissions `drwx------`, or will throw an exception if this fails
+                }
+            } else if (!Files.exists(tempDirChild)) {
+                // On Windows, we still need to create the directory, when it doesn't already exist.
+                Files.createDirectories(tempDirChild); // GOOD: Windows doesn't share the temp directory between users
+            }
+        } catch (IOException exception) {
+            throw new UncheckedIOException("Failed to create temp dir", exception);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirUsageVulnerable.java b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirUsageVulnerable.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7d1d212409ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirUsageVulnerable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import java.io.File;
+
+public class TempDirUsageVulnerable {
+    void exampleVulnerable() {
+        File temp1 = File.createTempFile("random", ".txt"); // BAD: File has permissions `-rw-r--r--`
+
+        File temp2 = File.createTempFile("random", "file", null); // BAD: File has permissions `-rw-r--r--`
+
+        File systemTempDir = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"));
+        File temp3 = File.createTempFile("random", "file", systemTempDir); // BAD: File has permissions `-rw-r--r--`
+
+        File tempDir = com.google.common.io.Files.createTempDir(); // BAD: CVE-2020-8908: Directory has permissions `drwxr-xr-x`
+
+        new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child").mkdir(); // BAD: Directory has permissions `-rw-r--r--`
+
+        File tempDirChildFile = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child-create-file.txt");
+        Files.createFile(tempDirChildFile.toPath()); // BAD: File has permissions `-rw-r--r--`
+
+        File tempDirChildDir = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child-dir");
+        tempDirChildDir.mkdir(); // BAD: Directory has permissions `drwxr-xr-x`
+        Files.createDirectory(tempDirChildDir.toPath()); // BAD: Directory has permissions `drwxr-xr-x`
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirUtils.qll b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirUtils.qll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d2a2bcb5a6fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirUtils.qll
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/**
+ * Provides classes and predicates for reasoning about temporary file/directory creations.
+ */
+
+import java
+import semmle.code.java.dataflow.FlowSources
+
+/**
+ * A method that returns a `String` or `File` that has been tainted by `System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")`.
+ */
+abstract class MethodAccessSystemGetPropertyTempDirTainted extends MethodAccess { }
+
+/**
+ * Method access `System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")`.
+ */
+private class MethodAccessSystemGetPropertyTempDir extends MethodAccessSystemGetPropertyTempDirTainted,
+  MethodAccessSystemGetProperty {
+  MethodAccessSystemGetPropertyTempDir() {
+    this.hasCompileTimeConstantGetPropertyName("java.io.tmpdir")
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A method call to the `org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils` methods `getTempDirectory` or `getTempDirectoryPath`.
+ */
+private class MethodAccessApacheFileUtilsTempDir extends MethodAccessSystemGetPropertyTempDirTainted {
+  MethodAccessApacheFileUtilsTempDir() {
+    exists(Method m |
+      m.getDeclaringType().hasQualifiedName("org.apache.commons.io", "FileUtils") and
+      m.hasName(["getTempDirectory", "getTempDirectoryPath"]) and
+      this.getMethod() = m
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A `java.io.File::createTempFile` method.
+ */
+class MethodFileCreateTempFile extends Method {
+  MethodFileCreateTempFile() {
+    this.getDeclaringType() instanceof TypeFile and
+    this.hasName("createTempFile")
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Holds if `expDest` is some constructor call `new java.io.File(expSource)`, where the specific `File` constructor being used has `paramCount` parameters.
+ */
+predicate isFileConstructorArgument(Expr expSource, Expr exprDest, int paramCount) {
+  exists(ConstructorCall construtorCall |
+    construtorCall.getConstructedType() instanceof TypeFile and
+    construtorCall.getArgument(0) = expSource and
+    construtorCall = exprDest and
+    construtorCall.getConstructor().getNumberOfParameters() = paramCount
+  )
+}
+
+/**
+ * A `File` method where the temporary directory is still part of the root path.
+ */
+private class TaintFollowingFileMethod extends Method {
+  TaintFollowingFileMethod() {
+    this.getDeclaringType() instanceof TypeFile and
+    this.hasName(["getAbsoluteFile", "getCanonicalFile"])
+  }
+}
+
+private predicate isTaintPropagatingFileTransformation(Expr expSource, Expr exprDest) {
+  exists(MethodAccess fileMethodAccess |
+    fileMethodAccess.getMethod() instanceof TaintFollowingFileMethod and
+    fileMethodAccess.getQualifier() = expSource and
+    fileMethodAccess = exprDest
+  )
+}
+
+/**
+ * Holds if taint should propagate from `node1` to `node2` across some file creation or transformation operation.
+ * For example, `taintedFile.getCanonicalFile()` is itself tainted.
+ */
+predicate isAdditionalFileTaintStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) {
+  isFileConstructorArgument(node1.asExpr(), node2.asExpr(), _) or
+  isTaintPropagatingFileTransformation(node1.asExpr(), node2.asExpr())
+}
+
+/**
+ * A method call to `java.io.File::setReadable`.
+ */
+private class FileSetRedableMethodAccess extends MethodAccess {
+  FileSetRedableMethodAccess() {
+    exists(Method m | this.getMethod() = m |
+      m.getDeclaringType() instanceof TypeFile and
+      m.hasName("setReadable")
+    )
+  }
+
+  predicate isCallWithArguments(boolean arg1, boolean arg2) {
+    this.isCallWithArgument(0, arg1) and this.isCallToSecondArgumentWithValue(arg2)
+  }
+
+  private predicate isCallToSecondArgumentWithValue(boolean value) {
+    this.getMethod().getNumberOfParameters() = 1 and value = true
+    or
+    isCallWithArgument(1, value)
+  }
+
+  private predicate isCallWithArgument(int index, boolean arg) {
+    DataFlow::localExprFlow(any(CompileTimeConstantExpr e | e.getBooleanValue() = arg),
+      this.getArgument(index))
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Hold's if temporary directory's use is protected if there is an explicit call to
+ * `setReadable(false, false)`, then `setRedabale(true, true)`.
+ */
+predicate isPermissionsProtectedTempDirUse(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+  exists(FileSetRedableMethodAccess setReadable1, FileSetRedableMethodAccess setReadable2 |
+    setReadable1.isCallWithArguments(false, false) and
+    setReadable2.isCallWithArguments(true, true)
+  |
+    exists(DataFlow::Node setReadableNode1, DataFlow::Node setReadableNode2 |
+      setReadableNode1.asExpr() = setReadable1.getQualifier() and
+      setReadableNode2.asExpr() = setReadable2.getQualifier()
+    |
+      DataFlow::localFlow(sink, setReadableNode1) and // Flow from sink to setReadable(false, false)
+      DataFlow::localFlow(sink, setReadableNode2) and // Flow from sink to setReadable(true, true)
+      DataFlow::localFlow(setReadableNode1, setReadableNode2) // Flow from setReadable(false, false) to setReadable(true, true)
+    )
+  )
+}
diff --git a/java/ql/src/change-notes/2022-02-04-local-temp-file-or-directory-information-disclosure.md b/java/ql/src/change-notes/2022-02-04-local-temp-file-or-directory-information-disclosure.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..23f3a476e793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/src/change-notes/2022-02-04-local-temp-file-or-directory-information-disclosure.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: newQuery
+---
+* A new query titled "Local information disclosure in a temporary directory" (`java/local-temp-file-or-directory-information-disclosure`) has been added.
+  This query finds uses of APIs that leak potentially sensitive information to other local users via the system temporary directory.
+  This query was originally [submitted as query by @JLLeitschuh](https://github.com/github/codeql/pull/4388).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-200/semmle/tests/Files.java b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-200/semmle/tests/Files.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cc8c1a736adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-200/semmle/tests/Files.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package com.google.common.io;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+public class Files {
+    /** Maximum loop count when creating temp directories. */
+    private static final int TEMP_DIR_ATTEMPTS = 10000;
+
+    public static File createTempDir() {
+        File baseDir = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"));
+        String baseName = System.currentTimeMillis() + "-";
+
+        for (int counter = 0; counter < TEMP_DIR_ATTEMPTS; counter++) {
+            File tempDir = new File(baseDir, baseName + counter);
+            if (tempDir.mkdir()) {
+                return tempDir;
+            }
+        }
+        throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to create directory within " + TEMP_DIR_ATTEMPTS + " attempts (tried "
+                + baseName + "0 to " + baseName + (TEMP_DIR_ATTEMPTS - 1) + ')');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-200/semmle/tests/TempDirLocalInformationDisclosure.expected b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-200/semmle/tests/TempDirLocalInformationDisclosure.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7c21c3667a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-200/semmle/tests/TempDirLocalInformationDisclosure.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+edges
+| Files.java:10:24:10:69 | new File(...) : File | Files.java:14:37:14:43 | baseDir : File |
+| Files.java:10:24:10:69 | new File(...) : File | Files.java:15:17:15:23 | tempDir |
+| Files.java:10:33:10:68 | getProperty(...) : String | Files.java:10:24:10:69 | new File(...) : File |
+| Files.java:10:33:10:68 | getProperty(...) : String | Files.java:14:37:14:43 | baseDir : File |
+| Files.java:10:33:10:68 | getProperty(...) : String | Files.java:15:17:15:23 | tempDir |
+| Files.java:14:28:14:64 | new File(...) : File | Files.java:15:17:15:23 | tempDir |
+| Files.java:14:37:14:43 | baseDir : File | Files.java:14:28:14:64 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:34:24:34:69 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:37:63:37:69 | tempDir |
+| Test.java:34:33:34:68 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:34:24:34:69 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:34:33:34:68 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:37:63:37:69 | tempDir |
+| Test.java:48:29:48:94 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:51:63:51:74 | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:48:38:48:83 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:48:29:48:94 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:48:38:48:83 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:51:63:51:74 | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:48:47:48:82 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:48:38:48:83 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:48:47:48:82 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:51:63:51:74 | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:59:24:59:69 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:62:63:62:69 | tempDir |
+| Test.java:59:33:59:68 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:59:24:59:69 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:59:33:59:68 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:62:63:62:69 | tempDir |
+| Test.java:73:24:73:69 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:76:63:76:69 | tempDir |
+| Test.java:73:33:73:68 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:73:24:73:69 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:73:33:73:68 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:76:63:76:69 | tempDir |
+| Test.java:108:29:108:84 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:111:9:111:20 | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:108:38:108:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:108:29:108:84 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:108:38:108:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:111:9:111:20 | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:132:29:132:84 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:135:9:135:20 | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:132:38:132:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:132:29:132:84 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:132:38:132:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:135:9:135:20 | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:156:29:156:88 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:157:21:157:32 | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:156:38:156:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:156:29:156:88 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:156:38:156:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:157:21:157:32 | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:157:21:157:32 | tempDirChild : File | Test.java:157:21:157:41 | toPath(...) |
+| Test.java:185:29:185:88 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:186:21:186:32 | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:185:38:185:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:185:29:185:88 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:185:38:185:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:186:21:186:32 | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:186:21:186:32 | tempDirChild : File | Test.java:186:21:186:41 | toPath(...) |
+| Test.java:202:29:202:104 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:202:29:202:113 | toPath(...) : Path |
+| Test.java:202:29:202:113 | toPath(...) : Path | Test.java:205:33:205:44 | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:202:38:202:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:202:29:202:104 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:214:29:214:102 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:214:29:214:111 | toPath(...) : Path |
+| Test.java:214:29:214:111 | toPath(...) : Path | Test.java:217:31:217:42 | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:214:38:214:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:214:29:214:102 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:226:29:226:100 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:229:26:229:37 | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:226:38:226:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:226:29:226:100 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:226:38:226:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:229:26:229:37 | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:229:26:229:37 | tempDirChild : File | Test.java:229:26:229:46 | toPath(...) |
+| Test.java:247:29:247:101 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:250:31:250:42 | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:247:38:247:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:247:29:247:101 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:247:38:247:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:250:31:250:42 | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:250:31:250:42 | tempDirChild : File | Test.java:250:31:250:51 | toPath(...) |
+| Test.java:258:29:258:109 | new File(...) : File | Test.java:261:33:261:44 | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:258:38:258:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:258:29:258:109 | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:258:38:258:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:261:33:261:44 | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:261:33:261:44 | tempDirChild : File | Test.java:261:33:261:53 | toPath(...) |
+nodes
+| Files.java:10:24:10:69 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Files.java:10:33:10:68 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Files.java:14:28:14:64 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Files.java:14:37:14:43 | baseDir : File | semmle.label | baseDir : File |
+| Files.java:15:17:15:23 | tempDir | semmle.label | tempDir |
+| Test.java:18:25:18:61 | createTempFile(...) | semmle.label | createTempFile(...) |
+| Test.java:26:25:26:67 | createTempFile(...) | semmle.label | createTempFile(...) |
+| Test.java:34:24:34:69 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:34:33:34:68 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Test.java:37:63:37:69 | tempDir | semmle.label | tempDir |
+| Test.java:48:29:48:94 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:48:38:48:83 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:48:47:48:82 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Test.java:51:63:51:74 | tempDirChild | semmle.label | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:59:24:59:69 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:59:33:59:68 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Test.java:62:63:62:69 | tempDir | semmle.label | tempDir |
+| Test.java:73:24:73:69 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:73:33:73:68 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Test.java:76:63:76:69 | tempDir | semmle.label | tempDir |
+| Test.java:95:24:95:65 | createTempDir(...) | semmle.label | createTempDir(...) |
+| Test.java:108:29:108:84 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:108:38:108:73 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Test.java:111:9:111:20 | tempDirChild | semmle.label | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:132:29:132:84 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:132:38:132:73 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Test.java:135:9:135:20 | tempDirChild | semmle.label | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:156:29:156:88 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:156:38:156:73 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Test.java:157:21:157:32 | tempDirChild : File | semmle.label | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:157:21:157:41 | toPath(...) | semmle.label | toPath(...) |
+| Test.java:185:29:185:88 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:185:38:185:73 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Test.java:186:21:186:32 | tempDirChild : File | semmle.label | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:186:21:186:41 | toPath(...) | semmle.label | toPath(...) |
+| Test.java:202:29:202:104 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:202:29:202:113 | toPath(...) : Path | semmle.label | toPath(...) : Path |
+| Test.java:202:38:202:73 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Test.java:205:33:205:44 | tempDirChild | semmle.label | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:214:29:214:102 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:214:29:214:111 | toPath(...) : Path | semmle.label | toPath(...) : Path |
+| Test.java:214:38:214:73 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Test.java:217:31:217:42 | tempDirChild | semmle.label | tempDirChild |
+| Test.java:226:29:226:100 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:226:38:226:73 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Test.java:229:26:229:37 | tempDirChild : File | semmle.label | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:229:26:229:46 | toPath(...) | semmle.label | toPath(...) |
+| Test.java:247:29:247:101 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:247:38:247:73 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Test.java:250:31:250:42 | tempDirChild : File | semmle.label | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:250:31:250:51 | toPath(...) | semmle.label | toPath(...) |
+| Test.java:258:29:258:109 | new File(...) : File | semmle.label | new File(...) : File |
+| Test.java:258:38:258:73 | getProperty(...) : String | semmle.label | getProperty(...) : String |
+| Test.java:261:33:261:44 | tempDirChild : File | semmle.label | tempDirChild : File |
+| Test.java:261:33:261:53 | toPath(...) | semmle.label | toPath(...) |
+| Test.java:268:25:268:63 | createTempFile(...) | semmle.label | createTempFile(...) |
+subpaths
+#select
+| Files.java:10:33:10:68 | getProperty(...) | Files.java:10:33:10:68 | getProperty(...) : String | Files.java:15:17:15:23 | tempDir | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Files.java:10:33:10:68 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:18:25:18:61 | createTempFile(...) | Test.java:18:25:18:61 | createTempFile(...) | Test.java:18:25:18:61 | createTempFile(...) | Local information disclosure vulnerability due to use of file readable by other local users. | Test.java:18:25:18:61 | createTempFile(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:26:25:26:67 | createTempFile(...) | Test.java:26:25:26:67 | createTempFile(...) | Test.java:26:25:26:67 | createTempFile(...) | Local information disclosure vulnerability due to use of file readable by other local users. | Test.java:26:25:26:67 | createTempFile(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:34:33:34:68 | getProperty(...) | Test.java:34:33:34:68 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:37:63:37:69 | tempDir | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:34:33:34:68 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:48:47:48:82 | getProperty(...) | Test.java:48:47:48:82 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:51:63:51:74 | tempDirChild | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:48:47:48:82 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:59:33:59:68 | getProperty(...) | Test.java:59:33:59:68 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:62:63:62:69 | tempDir | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:59:33:59:68 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:73:33:73:68 | getProperty(...) | Test.java:73:33:73:68 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:76:63:76:69 | tempDir | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:73:33:73:68 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:95:24:95:65 | createTempDir(...) | Test.java:95:24:95:65 | createTempDir(...) | Test.java:95:24:95:65 | createTempDir(...) | Local information disclosure vulnerability due to use of directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:95:24:95:65 | createTempDir(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:108:38:108:73 | getProperty(...) | Test.java:108:38:108:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:111:9:111:20 | tempDirChild | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:108:38:108:73 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:132:38:132:73 | getProperty(...) | Test.java:132:38:132:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:135:9:135:20 | tempDirChild | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:132:38:132:73 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:156:38:156:73 | getProperty(...) | Test.java:156:38:156:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:157:21:157:41 | toPath(...) | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:156:38:156:73 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:185:38:185:73 | getProperty(...) | Test.java:185:38:185:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:186:21:186:41 | toPath(...) | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:185:38:185:73 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:202:38:202:73 | getProperty(...) | Test.java:202:38:202:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:205:33:205:44 | tempDirChild | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:202:38:202:73 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:214:38:214:73 | getProperty(...) | Test.java:214:38:214:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:217:31:217:42 | tempDirChild | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:214:38:214:73 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:226:38:226:73 | getProperty(...) | Test.java:226:38:226:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:229:26:229:46 | toPath(...) | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:226:38:226:73 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:247:38:247:73 | getProperty(...) | Test.java:247:38:247:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:250:31:250:51 | toPath(...) | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:247:38:247:73 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
+| Test.java:258:38:258:73 | getProperty(...) | Test.java:258:38:258:73 | getProperty(...) : String | Test.java:261:33:261:53 | toPath(...) | Local information disclosure vulnerability from $@ due to use of file or directory readable by other local users. | Test.java:258:38:258:73 | getProperty(...) | system temp directory |
diff --git a/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-200/semmle/tests/TempDirLocalInformationDisclosure.qlref b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-200/semmle/tests/TempDirLocalInformationDisclosure.qlref
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e678a2426e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-200/semmle/tests/TempDirLocalInformationDisclosure.qlref
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Security/CWE/CWE-200/TempDirLocalInformationDisclosure.ql
diff --git a/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-200/semmle/tests/Test.java b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-200/semmle/tests/Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b5b708692f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-200/semmle/tests/Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,282 @@
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption;
+import java.nio.file.attribute.PosixFilePermission;
+import java.nio.file.attribute.PosixFilePermissions;
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+
+public class Test {
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateTempFile() throws IOException {
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        File tempVuln = File.createTempFile("random", "file");
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO:
+        File tempSafe = Files.createTempFile("random", "file").toFile();
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateTempFileNull() throws IOException {
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        File tempVuln = File.createTempFile("random", "file", null);
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO:
+        File tempSafe = Files.createTempFile("random", "file").toFile();
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateTempFileTainted() throws IOException {
+        // GIVEN:
+        File tempDir = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"));
+
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        File tempVuln = File.createTempFile("random", "file", tempDir);
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v1):
+        File tempSafe1 = Files.createTempFile(tempDir.toPath(), "random", "file").toFile();
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v2):
+        File tempSafe2 = Files.createTempFile("random", "file").toFile();
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateTempFileChildTainted() throws IOException {
+        // GIVEN:
+        File tempDirChild = new File(new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")), "/child");
+
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        File tempVuln = File.createTempFile("random", "file", tempDirChild);
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO:
+        File tempSafe = Files.createTempFile(tempDirChild.toPath(), "random", "file").toFile();
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateTempFileCanonical() throws IOException {
+        // GIVEN:
+        File tempDir = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")).getCanonicalFile();
+
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        File tempVuln = File.createTempFile("random", "file", tempDir);
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v1):
+        File tempSafe1 = Files.createTempFile(tempDir.toPath(), "random", "file").toFile();
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v2):
+        File tempSafe2 = Files.createTempFile("random", "file").toFile();
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateTempFileAbsolute() throws IOException {
+        // GIVEN:
+        File tempDir = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")).getAbsoluteFile();
+
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        File tempVuln = File.createTempFile("random", "file", tempDir);
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v1):
+        File tempSafe1 = Files.createTempFile(tempDir.toPath(), "random", "file").toFile();
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v2):
+        File tempSafe2 = Files.createTempFile("random", "file").toFile();
+    }
+
+    void safeFileCreateTempFileTainted() throws IOException {
+        /*
+         * Creating a temporary directoy in the current user directory is not a
+         * vulnerability.
+         */
+        File currentDirectory = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir"));
+        File temp = File.createTempFile("random", "file", currentDirectory);
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableGuavaFilesCreateTempDir() {
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        File tempDir = com.google.common.io.Files.createTempDir();
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO:
+        File tempSafe;
+        try {
+            Files.createTempDirectory("random").toFile();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create temporary directory", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateTempFileMkdirTainted() {
+        // GIVEN:
+        File tempDirChild = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child");
+
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        tempDirChild.mkdir();
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v1):
+        File tempSafe1;
+        try {
+            tempSafe1 = Files.createTempDirectory(tempDirChild.toPath(), "random").toFile();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create temporary directory", e);
+        }
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v2):
+        File tempSafe2;
+        try {
+            tempSafe2 = Files.createTempDirectory("random").toFile();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create temporary directory", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateTempFileMkdirsTainted() {
+        // GIVEN:
+        File tempDirChild = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child");
+        
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        tempDirChild.mkdirs();
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v1):
+        File tempSafe1;
+        try {
+            tempSafe1 = Files.createTempDirectory(tempDirChild.toPath(), "random").toFile();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create temporary directory", e);
+        }
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v2):
+        File tempSafe2;
+        try {
+            tempSafe2 = Files.createTempDirectory("random").toFile();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create temporary directory", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateTempFilesWrite1() throws IOException {
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        File tempDirChild = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child.txt");
+        Files.write(tempDirChild.toPath(), Arrays.asList("secret"), StandardCharsets.UTF_8, StandardOpenOption.CREATE);
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v1):
+        // Use this version if you care that the file has the exact path of `[java.io.tmpdir]/child.txt`
+        try {
+            Path tempSafe = Paths.get(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "child.txt");
+            Files.createFile(tempSafe, PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(EnumSet.of(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ, PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE)));
+            Files.write(tempSafe, Arrays.asList("secret"));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to write temporary file", e);
+        }
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v2):
+        // Use this version if you don't care that the file has an exact path. This will write to a file of the name `[java.io.tmpdir]/random[random string]child.txt`
+        try {
+            Path tempSafe = Files.createTempFile("random", "child.txt");
+            Files.write(tempSafe, Arrays.asList("secret"), StandardCharsets.UTF_8, StandardOpenOption.CREATE);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to write temporary file", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateTempFilesWrite2() throws IOException {
+        // GIVEN:
+        String secret = "secret";
+        byte[] byteArrray = secret.getBytes();
+        
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        File tempDirChild = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child.txt");
+        Files.write(tempDirChild.toPath(), byteArrray, StandardOpenOption.CREATE);
+        
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v1):
+        // Use this version if you care that the file has the exact path of `[java.io.tmpdir]/child.txt`
+        Path tempSafe1 = Paths.get(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "child.txt");
+        Files.createFile(tempSafe1, PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(EnumSet.of(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ, PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE)));
+        Files.write(tempSafe1, byteArrray);
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO (v2):
+        // Use this version if you don't care that the file has an exact path. This will write to a file of the name `[java.io.tmpdir]/random[random string]child.txt`
+        Path tempSafe2 = Files.createTempFile("random", "child.txt");
+        Files.write(tempSafe2, byteArrray);
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateTempFilesNewBufferedWriter() throws IOException {
+        // GIVEN:
+        Path tempDirChild = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child-buffered-writer.txt").toPath();
+        
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        Files.newBufferedWriter(tempDirChild);
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO:
+        Files.createFile(tempDirChild, PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(EnumSet.of(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ, PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE)));
+        Files.newBufferedWriter(tempDirChild);
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateTempFilesNewOutputStream() throws IOException {
+        // GIVEN:
+        Path tempDirChild = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child-output-stream.txt").toPath();
+        
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        Files.newOutputStream(tempDirChild).close();
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO:
+        Files.createFile(tempDirChild, PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(EnumSet.of(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ, PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE)));
+        Files.newOutputStream(tempDirChild).close();
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateTempFilesCreateFile() throws IOException {
+        // GIVEN:
+        File tempDirChild = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child-create-file.txt");
+        
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        Files.createFile(tempDirChild.toPath());
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO:
+        Files.createFile(tempDirChild.toPath(), PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(EnumSet.of(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ, PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE)));
+    }
+
+    void safeFileCreateTempFilesCreateFile() throws IOException {
+        // Clear permissions intentions by setting the 'OWNER_READ' and 'OWNER_WRITE'
+        // permissions.
+        File tempDirChild = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child-create-file.txt");
+        Files.createFile(
+                tempDirChild.toPath(),
+                PosixFilePermissions
+                        .asFileAttribute(EnumSet.of(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ, PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE)));
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateDirectory() throws IOException {
+        // GIVEN:
+        File tempDirChild = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child-create-directory");
+
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        Files.createDirectory(tempDirChild.toPath()); // Creates with permissions 'drwxr-xr-x'
+        
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO:
+        Files.createDirectory(tempDirChild.toPath(), PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(EnumSet.of(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ, PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE)));
+    }
+
+    void vulnerableFileCreateDirectories() throws IOException {
+        // GIVEN:
+        File tempDirChild = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), "/child-create-directories/child");
+        
+        // VULNERABLE VERSION:
+        Files.createDirectories(tempDirChild.toPath()); // Creates with permissions 'drwxr-xr-x'
+
+        // TO MAKE SAFE REWRITE TO:
+        Files.createDirectories(tempDirChild.toPath(), PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(EnumSet.of(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ, PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE)));
+    }
+
+    void safeFileCreationWithPermissions() throws IOException {
+        File tempFile = File.createTempFile("temp", "file.txt");
+        tempFile.setReadable(false, false);
+        tempFile.setReadable(true, true);
+    }
+
+    void notVulnerableCreateOnSystemPropertyDir() throws IOException {
+        File tempDir = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"));
+        tempDir.mkdir();
+    }
+
+    void notVulnerableCreateOnSystemPropertyDirs() throws IOException {
+        File tempDir = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"));
+        tempDir.mkdirs();
+    }
+}