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CRITICALCVSS 9.1EPSS 0.7%

CVE-2024-5986

H2O has an External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability

Published
2026-02-02
Modified
2026-10-27
EPSS percentile
54%
Aliases
GHSA-wj3h-wx8g-x699
Sources
github-advisory

Summary

A vulnerability in h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0.1 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary data to any file on the server. This is achieved by exploiting the `/3/Parse` endpoint to inject attacker-controlled data as the header of an empty file, which is then exported using the `/3/Frames/framename/export` endpoint. The impact of this vulnerability includes the potential for remote code execution and complete access to the system running h2o-3, as attackers can overwrite critical files such as private SSH keys or script files.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffected versionsFixed versions
Mavenai.h2o:h2o-core——
PyPIh2o——

Remediation: No patched version is listed by GitHub.

References

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