critical
CVE-2021-42392
h2: Remote Code Execution in Console
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GHSA9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA. Rated lower by Ubuntu (high), Red Hat (medium).
Description
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.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| maven::GitHub Security Advisory Maven | com.h2database:h2 | 2.0.206 |
| debian 10 | h2database | 1.4.197-4+deb10u1 |
| debian 11 | h2database | 1.4.197-4+deb11u1 |
| debian 12 | h2database | 2.1.210-1 |
| debian 13 | h2database | 2.1.210-1 |
| debian 14 | h2database | 2.1.210-1 |
| debian 9 | h2database | 1.4.193-1+deb9u1 |
| echo | h2database | 2.1.210-1 |
| ubuntu 16.04-ESM | h2database | 1.4.191-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| ubuntu 18.04-ESM | h2database | 1.4.196-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| ubuntu 20.04 | h2database | 1.4.197-4+deb10u1build0.20.04.1 |
| ubuntu 20.04-ESM | h2database | 1.4.197-4+deb10u1build0.20.04.1 |
Show all 14 entries from 14 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| maven::GitHub Security Advisory Maven | com.h2database:h2 | 2.0.206 |
| debian 10 | h2database | 1.4.197-4+deb10u1 |
| debian 11 | h2database | 1.4.197-4+deb11u1 |
| debian 12 | h2database | 2.1.210-1 |
| debian 13 | h2database | 2.1.210-1 |
| debian 14 | h2database | 2.1.210-1 |
| debian 9 | h2database | 1.4.193-1+deb9u1 |
| echo | h2database | 2.1.210-1 |
| ubuntu 16.04-ESM | h2database | 1.4.191-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| ubuntu 18.04-ESM | h2database | 1.4.196-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| ubuntu 20.04 | h2database | 1.4.197-4+deb10u1build0.20.04.1 |
| ubuntu 20.04-ESM | h2database | 1.4.197-4+deb10u1build0.20.04.1 |
| ubuntu 21.10 | h2database | 1.4.197-4+deb10u1build0.21.10.1 |
| ubuntu 22.04 | h2database | 2.1.210+really1.4.197-1 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-42392
- https://github.com/h2database/h2database
- https://github.com/h2database/h2database/releases/tag/version-2.0.206
- https://github.com/h2database/h2database/security/advisories/GHSA-h376-j262-vhq6
- https://jfrog.com/blog/the-jndi-strikes-back-unauthenticated-rce-in-h2-database-console
- https://jfrog.com/blog/the-jndi-strikes-back-unauthenticated-rce-in-h2-database-console/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00017.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42392
All 17 references
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220119-0001
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220119-0001/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5365-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6834-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42392
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5076
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/log4shell-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-h2database-console
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/log4shell-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-h2database-console/