CVE-2026-8751: Deserialization in h2oai h2o-3
CVE-2026-8751 is a medium severity vulnerability in h2oai h2o-3 version 7402 involving insecure deserialization in the importBinaryModel function within the JAR Handler component. This flaw allows remote attackers to manipulate deserialization processes. Although an exploit has been publicly released, there is no vendor response or official patch available at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects the importBinaryModel function in the h2o-core/src/main/java/hex/Model.java file of h2oai h2o-3 up to version 7402. It involves insecure deserialization that can be triggered remotely, potentially allowing attackers to manipulate the deserialization process. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.9, indicating medium severity. The vendor has not provided any advisory or patch, and no official remediation level is stated. Public exploits exist, but there is no confirmation of exploitation in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to manipulate deserialization in the affected component, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or code execution depending on the deserialization context. The CVSS vector indicates no privileges or user interaction are required, but the impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is limited to low. The lack of vendor response and public exploit availability increases risk exposure.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or vendor advisory is available, users should consider restricting access to the vulnerable functionality and monitor for any updates from the vendor. Applying network-level controls to limit exposure of the affected service may reduce risk until a patch is released.
CVE-2026-8751: Deserialization in h2oai h2o-3
Description
CVE-2026-8751 is a medium severity vulnerability in h2oai h2o-3 version 7402 involving insecure deserialization in the importBinaryModel function within the JAR Handler component. This flaw allows remote attackers to manipulate deserialization processes. Although an exploit has been publicly released, there is no vendor response or official patch available at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects the importBinaryModel function in the h2o-core/src/main/java/hex/Model.java file of h2oai h2o-3 up to version 7402. It involves insecure deserialization that can be triggered remotely, potentially allowing attackers to manipulate the deserialization process. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.9, indicating medium severity. The vendor has not provided any advisory or patch, and no official remediation level is stated. Public exploits exist, but there is no confirmation of exploitation in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to manipulate deserialization in the affected component, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or code execution depending on the deserialization context. The CVSS vector indicates no privileges or user interaction are required, but the impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is limited to low. The lack of vendor response and public exploit availability increases risk exposure.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or vendor advisory is available, users should consider restricting access to the vulnerable functionality and monitor for any updates from the vendor. Applying network-level controls to limit exposure of the affected service may reduce risk until a patch is released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-16T16:20:44.883Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a09a846ec166c07b0bf5975
Added to database: 5/17/2026, 11:36:38 AM
Last enriched: 5/17/2026, 11:51:40 AM
Last updated: 5/17/2026, 12:46:53 PM
Views: 3
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