Local File Inclusion (LFI) via Scheme Confusion in mlflow/mlflow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
mlflow/mlflow is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion (LFI) due to improper parsing of URIs, allowing attackers to bypass checks and read arbitrary files on the system. The issue arises from the 'is_local_uri' function's failure to properly handle URIs with empty or 'file' schemes, leading to the misclassification of URIs as non-local. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious model versions with specially crafted 'source' parameters, enabling the reading of sensitive files within at least two directory levels from the server's root.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 2.10.0 | 2.10.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | mlflow (PyPI) | before 2.10.0 | 2.10.0 | Patch available | GHSA-hq88-wg7q-gp4g |
- mlflow/mlflow VendorMLflow Affected before 2.10.0 Fixed in 2.10.0 Patch available CNA
- mlflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.10.0 Fixed in 2.10.0 Patch available GHSA-hq88-wg7q-gp4g
Remediation
- Fix · CNA mlflow/mlflow (mlflow) Fixed in 2.10.0
- Fix · GHSA-hq88-wg7q-gp4g mlflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.10.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3573
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hq88-wg7q-gp4g
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-2024-3573 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-3573 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hq88-wg7q-gp4g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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