# CVE-2025-11159: Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component

> A vulnerable H2 JDBC driver in Pentaho allows external script execution when a data source administrator creates a new connection.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 May 2026
- **Updated:** 13 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-625c-v6wq-2rq5

## What is CVE-2025-11159?

CVE-2025-11159 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics, published on 13 May 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics of all versions contain a JDBC driver for H2 databases which is vulnerable to external script execution when a new connection is created by a data source administrator.

Weakness: CWE-1395 (Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11159?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-11159?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-11159 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics

- [CVE-2025-11158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11158/): Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Missing Authorization (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-2253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2253/): Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2026-2254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2254/): Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-5617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5617/): Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Server-generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2026-2255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2255/): Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Insufficiently Protected Credentials (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-11159 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-11159 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics, published on 13 May 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11159/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11159/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11159
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11159
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-11159

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11159/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.