CVE-2025-6544

Critical

Description

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductH2o
PublishedSep 21, 2025
First seenSep 21, 2025

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
h2o h2o3.0.0.2 ≤ v ≤ 3.46.0.8—
ai.h2o:h2o-coreMavenv ≤ 3.46.0.7—
h2oPyPIv ≤ 3.46.0.7—

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