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H2O-3GHSA-m37h-8r48-2cxj

H2O Vulnerable to Execution of Arbitrary Files

Medium6.5CVE-2024-6863 · Published Mar 20, 2025 · updated Jul 7, 2026

GitHub advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
h2o
PyPI
>= 3.32.1.2, <= 3.46.0No fix yet
Details and references

In h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0, an endpoint exposing a custom EncryptionTool allows an attacker to encrypt any files on the target server with a key of their choosing. The chosen key can also be overwritten, resulting in ransomware-like behavior. This vulnerability makes it possible for an attacker to encrypt arbitrary files with keys of their choice, making it exceedingly difficult for the target to recover the keys needed for decryption.

CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Severity from
GitHub (reviewed advisory)
Weakness
CWE-749
Also known as
CVE-2024-6863, PYSEC-2026-1442

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