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TI-2026-01690 Aliases CVE-2026-2033GHSA-q2r8-vmq7-fpx2

Path traversal in MLflow

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

MLflow Tracking Server Artifact Handler Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of MLflow Tracking Server. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of artifact file paths. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26649.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01847 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed mlflow (PyPI): 3.8.0rc0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MLflowMLflow3.1.1 and 5b9c01925c2e2a8cf0951f155a6a468ff99cfe0f—No fix listedCNA
—mlflow (PyPI)before 3.8.0rc03.8.0rc0Patch availableGHSA-q2r8-vmq7-fpx2
  • MLflow VendorMLflow Affected 3.1.1 and 5b9c01925c2e2a8cf0951f155a6a468ff99cfe0f Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • mlflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.8.0rc0 Fixed in 3.8.0rc0 Patch available GHSA-q2r8-vmq7-fpx2

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lfprojects:mlflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——MLflow
  • cpe:2.3:a:lfprojects:mlflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·MLflow

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-q2r8-vmq7-fpx2 mlflow (PyPI) Fixed in 3.8.0rc0 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    MLflow — vendor-provided URL

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-02250 MLflow Use of Default Password Authentication Bypass VulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 51
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2033
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2r8-vmq7-fpx2

References

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • 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-2025-31759 Redis Lua Use-After-Free may lead to remote code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-81527 Code execution via scorer deserialization in MLflow servers CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-14028 Command Injection in mlflow/mlflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
See all 175 →

Sources

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