CVE-2024-10572
HIGHCVE-2024-10572 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Code Injection vulnerability in ai.h2o:h2o-ext-xgboost. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2024-10572 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Denial of Service and Arbitrary File Write in h2oai/h2o-3
Real-World Exposure
ai.h2o:h2o-ext-xgboost🐍h2oReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven, PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
In h2oai/h2o-3 version 3.46.0.1, the run_tool command exposes classes in the water.tools package through the ast parser. This includes the XGBoostLibExtractTool class, which can be exploited to shut down the server and write large files to arbitrary directories, leading to a denial of service.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | ai.h2o:h2o-ext-xgboost | ≥ 3.34.0.1 | No fix |
| 🐍PyPI | h2o | ≥ 3.34.0.1 | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ai.h2o:h2o-ext-xgboost. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Remediation status
No patched version of ai.h2o:h2o-ext-xgboost has shipped for CVE-2024-10572 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2024-10572 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2024-10572. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-10572 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2024-10572 across Maven, PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.