CVE-2024-8062
Denial of Service in h2oai/h2o-3
A vulnerability in the typeahead endpoint of h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0 allows for a denial of service. The endpoint performs a HEAD request to verify the existence of a specified resource without setting a timeout. An attacker can exploit this by sending multiple requests to an attacker-controlled server that hangs, causing the application to block and become unresponsive to other requests.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
Denial of Service in h2oai/h2o-3
A vulnerability in the typeahead endpoint of h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0 allows for a denial of service. The endpoint performs a HEAD request to verify the existence of a specified resource without setting a timeout. An attacker can exploit this by sending multiple requests to an attacker-controlled server that hangs, causing the application to block and become unresponsive to other requests.
- Record
CVE-2024-8062- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1088
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-6929
7.5
A vulnerability in the typeahead endpoint of h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0 allows for a denial of service. The endpoint performs a HEAD request to verify the existence of a specified resource without setting a timeout. An attacker can exploit this by sending multiple requests to an attacker-controlled server that hangs, causing the application to block and become unresponsive to other requests.
- Record
EUVD-2025-6929- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5c8j-g96x-cj78
7.5
H2O Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via `HEAD` Request
A vulnerability in the typeahead endpoint of h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0 allows for a denial of service. The endpoint performs a HEAD request to verify the existence of a specified resource without setting a timeout. An attacker can exploit this by sending multiple requests to an attacker-controlled server that hangs, causing the application to block and become unresponsive to other requests.
- Record
GHSA-5c8j-g96x-cj78- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1088
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.5
A vulnerability in the typeahead endpoint of h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0 allows for a denial of service. The endpoint performs a HEAD request to verify the existence of a specified resource without setting a timeout. An attacker can exploit this by sending multiple requests to an attacker-controlled server that hangs, causing the application to block and become unresponsive to other requests.
- Record
CVE-2024-8062- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1088
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5c8j-g96x-cj78
7.5
H2O Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via `HEAD` Request
A vulnerability in the typeahead endpoint of h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0 allows for a denial of service. The endpoint performs a HEAD request to verify the existence of a specified resource without setting a timeout. An attacker can exploit this by sending multiple requests to an attacker-controlled server that hangs, causing the application to block and become unresponsive to other requests.
- Record
GHSA-5c8j-g96x-cj78- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1088
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-1438
7.5
H2O Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via `HEAD` Request
A vulnerability in the typeahead endpoint of h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0 allows for a denial of service. The endpoint performs a HEAD request to verify the existence of a specified resource without setting a timeout. An attacker can exploit this by sending multiple requests to an attacker-controlled server that hangs, causing the application to block and become unresponsive to other requests.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-1438- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
h2oPyPI |
3.2.0.1 to 3.46.0 | None known |
ai.h2o:h2o-coreMaven |
3.2.0.1 to 3.46.0 | None known |
h2oPyPI |
3.2.0.1 to 3.46.0, plus listed versions 3.10.0.103.10.0.33.10.0.63.10.0.73.10.0.8 Show 45 moreShow less3.10.3.33.10.3.43.10.4.13.10.4.23.10.4.33.10.4.43.10.4.63.10.4.83.16.0.13.16.0.23.16.0.33.16.0.43.18.0.13.18.0.103.18.0.113.18.0.23.18.0.33.18.0.43.18.0.53.18.0.63.18.0.73.18.0.83.18.0.93.20.0.43.20.0.53.20.0.63.20.0.73.20.0.83.22.0.13.22.0.23.22.0.33.22.0.43.22.0.53.22.1.13.22.1.23.22.1.33.22.1.43.22.1.53.22.1.63.24.0.13.24.0.23.24.0.33.24.0.43.24.0.53.26.0.1 |
None known |
ai.h2o:h2o-coreMaven |
3.2.0.1 to 3.46.0, plus listed versions 3.10.0.13.10.0.103.10.0.23.10.0.33.10.0.4 Show 45 moreShow less3.10.0.53.10.0.63.10.0.73.10.0.83.10.0.93.10.1.13.10.1.23.10.2.13.10.2.23.10.3.13.10.3.23.10.3.33.10.3.43.10.3.53.10.3.63.10.4.13.10.4.113.10.4.123.10.4.23.10.4.33.10.4.43.10.4.53.10.4.63.10.4.73.10.4.83.10.4.93.10.5.13.10.5.23.10.5.33.10.5.43.12.0.13.14.0.13.14.0.23.14.0.33.14.0.43.14.0.53.14.0.63.14.0.73.16.0.13.16.0.103.16.0.113.16.0.123.16.0.23.16.0.33.16.0.4 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-8062 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in H2o, published March 20, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
huntr.com/bounties/a04190d9-4acb-449a-9a7f-f1bf6be1ed23
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8062
github.com/h2oai/h2o-3/blob/047a4d617240a56e74f834207c65973d133391cb/h2o-core/src/main/java/water/persist/PersistManager.java
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5c8j-g96x-cj78
github.com/h2oai/h2o-3
pypi.org/project/h2o
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