Absolute Path Traversal in mlflow/mlflow
Priority CRITICAL 85CWE-36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Absolute Path Traversal in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.5.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.67324 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed mlflow/mlflow (mlflow): 2.5.0mlflow (PyPI): 2.5.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLflow | mlflow/mlflow | before 2.5.0 | 2.5.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | mlflow (PyPI) | before 2.5.0 | 2.5.0 | Patch available | GHSA-fmxj-6h9g-6vw3 |
- mlflow/mlflow VendorMLflow Affected before 2.5.0 Fixed in 2.5.0 Patch available CNA
- mlflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.5.0 Fixed in 2.5.0 Patch available GHSA-fmxj-6h9g-6vw3
Remediation
- Fix · CNA mlflow/mlflow (mlflow) Fixed in 2.5.0
- Fix · GHSA-fmxj-6h9g-6vw3 mlflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.5.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3765
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fmxj-6h9g-6vw3
References
More Mlflow vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-46366 Server-side request forgery in mlflow KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-01113 Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in mlflow/mlflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-14028 Command Injection in mlflow/mlflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-05540 MLflow Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02603 Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in mlflow/mlflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-00348 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in mlflow/mlflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-3765 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-3765 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fmxj-6h9g-6vw3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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