CVE-2025-6544
criticalpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A deserialization vulnerability exists in h2oai/h2o-3 versions <= 3.46.0.8, allowing attackers to read arbitrary system files and execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of JDBC connection parameters, which can be exploited by bypassing regular expression checks and using double URL encoding. This issue impacts all users of the affected versions.
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-5w3j-gwgh-4rfvH2O affected by a deserialization vulnerability2025-09-22ghsa · osvUS
A deserialization vulnerability exists in h2oai/h2o-3 versions <= 3.46.0.7, allowing attackers to read arbitrary system files and execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of JDBC connection parameters, which can be exploited by bypassing regular expression checks and using double URL encoding. This issue impacts all users of the affected versions.
- PYSEC-2026-349H2O affected by a deserialization vulnerability2026-06-29vendor · osvUS
A deserialization vulnerability exists in h2oai/h2o-3 versions <= 3.46.0.7, allowing attackers to read arbitrary system files and execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of JDBC connection parameters, which can be exploited by bypassing regular expression checks and using double URL encoding. This issue impacts all users of the affected versions.
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references (7)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-6544cnnvd
- https://github.com/h2oai/h2o-3/commit/0298ee348f5c73673b7b542158081e79605f5f25cnnvd
- https://huntr.com/bounties/53f35a0f-d644-4f82-93aa-89fe7e0aed40cnnvd
- https://github.com/h2oai/h2o-3/commit/0298ee348f5c73673b7b542158081e79605f5f25enisa_euvd
- https://huntr.com/bounties/53f35a0f-d644-4f82-93aa-89fe7e0aed40enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/h2oai/h2o-3/commit/0298ee348f5c73673b7b542158081e79605f5f25Patchnvd
- https://huntr.com/bounties/53f35a0f-d644-4f82-93aa-89fe7e0aed40ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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