Security Digest · Vulnerability record
CVE-2023-6831: Path traversal in MLflow
Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.
CVSS 10.0 Critical EPSS 3.3% · p88
Should you act?
Critical and remotely reachable
No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.
- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 3.3%, percentile 88: FIRST’s model estimates a 3.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (elevated). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes
mlflow(PyPI) < 2.9.2, fixed in 2.9.2. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.
What it is
Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.
From the GitHub advisory
Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.
Weakness type: CWE-29, CWE-22.
Product: mlflow (PyPI) · Assigned by: @huntr_ai · Published: 2023-12-15
Affected and fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | First fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | mlflow | < 2.9.2 | 2.9.2 |
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions (per CVE record) |
|---|---|---|
| mlflow | mlflow/mlflow | unspecified < 2.9.2 |
Severity scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| @huntr_ai | 3.0 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 10.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
- Attack vector: network (remotely reachable)
- Attack complexity: low
- Privileges required: none (no login)
- User interaction: none
- Scope: changed (can affect other components)
CVSS measures how bad a flaw is if exploited, not how likely exploitation is. Read it next to the exploitation data below.
Exploitation and urgency
- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 3.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 88.
Timeline
- — CVE record published by @huntr_ai
- — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-554w-xh4j-8w64 published (critical)
- — CVE record last updated
Sources and references
Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.
Vulnerability records
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-554w-xh4j-8w64 github.com
- CVE.org record CVE-2023-6831 cve.org
- NVD entry CVE-2023-6831 nvd.nist.gov
Other references from the CVE record and advisory
- huntr.com huntr.com
- github.com github.com
- github.com github.com