CVE-2024-5986 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-5986: Remote Arbitrary File Write with Arbitrary Data in h2oai/h2o-3

Vendor H2Oai
Product h2oai/h2o-3
Weakness CWE-73
Published February 2, 2026
Last update February 2, 2026

CVSS base score

9.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 2, 2026 CVE published
February 2, 2026 Record updated