TI-2024-17989 Aliases CVE-2024-27134 GHSA-qpgc-w4mg-6v92

Incorrect default permissions in mlflow

LOW 32CWE-276Published 2024-11-25 · Updated 2024-11-25

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Excessive directory permissions in MLflow leads to local privilege escalation when using spark_udf. This behavior can be exploited by a local attacker to gain elevated permissions by using a ToCToU attack. The issue is only relevant when the spark_udf() MLflow API is called.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0012 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed mlflow: 2.16.0mlflow (PyPI): 2.16.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
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	before 2.16.0	2.16.0	Patch available	CNA
—	mlflow (PyPI)	before 2.16.0	2.16.0	Patch available	GHSA-qpgc-w4mg-6v92

mlflow Vendor— Affected before 2.16.0 Fixed in 2.16.0 Patch available CNA
mlflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.16.0 Fixed in 2.16.0 Patch available GHSA-qpgc-w4mg-6v92

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:lfprojects:mlflow::::::::	before 2.16.0	Vulnerable	MLflow

cpe:2.3:a:lfprojects:mlflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.16.0 Vulnerable ·MLflow

Remediation

Fix · CNA mlflow Fixed in 2.16.0
Fix · GHSA-qpgc-w4mg-6v92 mlflow (PyPI) Fixed in 2.16.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-27134
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpgc-w4mg-6v92

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/pull/10874

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27134

Other 2

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

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Sources

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