CVE-2026-120499: h5io · Eval Injection
Affects h5ioSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High : upgrade to 0.2.6 soon.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 17:04 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.5 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.2.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade h5io to 0.2.6.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| h5ioh5io | Affected
| Fixed in
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PyPIh5iopkg:pypi/h5ioOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Users should upgrade h5io to version 0.2.6 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory. Applying this official fix fully addresses the issue.
Description
CVE-2026-120499 is a code injection vulnerability in the h5io library versions before 0.2.6. It arises from improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code within the read_hdf5() function. Attackers can craft malicious HDF5 files that execute arbitrary Python code via eval() or by importing arbitrary modules or deserializing pickled objects. This vulnerability has a high severity rating and is fixed in version 0.2.6.
References
- github.com/h5io/h5io/security/advisories/GHSA-vwvw-f6v4-w737 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/h5io/h5io/commit/afff1d61b31790f8c27e6c577bb7703eb1883ddd (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/h5io/h5io/releases/tag/h5io-0.2.6 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/h5io/h5io/blob/h5io-0.2.5/h5io/_h5io.py (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/h5io-before-0.2.6-arbitrary-code-execution-via-read-hdf5 (opens in a new tab)