Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine in mlflow/mlflow
Priority HIGH 79CWE-1336Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-1336.
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0093 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed mlflow/mlflow (mlflow): 2.9.2mlflow (PyPI): 2.9.2
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 2.9.2 | 2.9.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | mlflow (PyPI) | before 2.9.2 | 2.9.2 | Patch available | GHSA-cxfr-5q3r-2rc2 |
- mlflow/mlflow VendorMLflow Affected before 2.9.2 Fixed in 2.9.2 Patch available CNA
- mlflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.9.2 Fixed in 2.9.2 Patch available GHSA-cxfr-5q3r-2rc2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA mlflow/mlflow (mlflow) Fixed in 2.9.2
- Fix · GHSA-cxfr-5q3r-2rc2 mlflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.9.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6709
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cxfr-5q3r-2rc2
References
More Mlflow vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-46366 Server-side request forgery in mlflow KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-03518 Absolute Path Traversal in mlflow/mlflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-6709 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6709 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cxfr-5q3r-2rc2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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