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CVE-2021-42392

The org.h2.util.JdbcUtils.getConnection method of the H2 database takes as parameters the class name of the driver and U

The org.h2.util.JdbcUtils.getConnection method of the H2 database takes as parameters the class name of the driver and URL of the database. An attacker may pass a JNDI driver name and a URL leading to a LDAP or RMI servers, causing remote code execution. This can be exploited through various attack vectors, most notably through the H2 Console which leads to unauthenticated remote code execution.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.90592
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Affected Products & Versions

3
h2database h2>= 1.1.000 and <= 2.0.204
debian linuxall versions

Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven com.h2database:h2 CRITICAL fixed in 2.0.206

Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · reefs@jfrog.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Jan 2022 · 02:10 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Advisories

15
rhsaRHSA-2025:1747Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2022:6787Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2022:7417Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2022:7409Moderate
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