What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-10572?

CVE-2024-10572 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of H2O are affected by CVE-2024-10572?

Organizations using h2oai/h2o-3 face notable risk from CVE-2024-10572, a code injection vulnerability rated CVSS 7.5.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-10572?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-10572. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-10572?

Within 7 days: Identify all affected systems running h2oai/h2o-3 and apply vendor patches promptly. Validate that input sanitization is in place for all user-controlled parameters.

H2O CVE-2024-10572

HIGH

Code Injection (CWE-94)

2025-03-20 security@huntr.dev

RCE Code Injection Denial Of Service H2O

7.5

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:32 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Oct 15, 2025 - 13:15 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Mar 20, 2025 - 10:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

8 maven packages depend on ai.h2o:h2o-ext-xgboost (2 direct, 6 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 3.34.0.1.

DescriptionCVE.org

In h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0.1, the run_tool command exposes classes in the water.tools package through the ast parser. This includes the XGBoostLibExtractTool class, which can be exploited to shut down the server and write large files to arbitrary directories, leading to a denial of service.

AnalysisAI

In h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0.1, the run_tool command exposes classes in the water.tools package through the ast parser. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Code Injection (CWE-94), which allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code within the application. In h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0.1, the run_tool command exposes classes in the water.tools package through the ast parser. This includes the XGBoostLibExtractTool class, which can be exploited to shut down the server and write large files to arbitrary directories, leading to a denial of service. Affected products include: H2O. Version information: version 3.46.0.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Never evaluate user-controlled input as code. Use sandboxing, disable dangerous functions, apply strict input validation.