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CVE-2023-6975: MLFlow Path Traversal Vulnerability

A malicious user could use this issue to get command execution on the vulnerable machine and get access to data & models information.

CVSS 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.0% · p81

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 2.0%, percentile 81: FIRST’s model estimates a 2.0% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 81% 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

A malicious user could use this issue to get command execution on the vulnerable machine and get access to data & models information.

From the GitHub advisory

A malicious user could use this issue to get command execution on the vulnerable machine and get access to data & models information.

Weakness type: CWE-29.

Product: mlflow (PyPI) · Assigned by: @huntr_ai · Published: 2023-12-20

Affected and fixed versions

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFirst fixed
PyPImlflow< 2.9.22.9.2
VendorProductAffected versions (per CVE record)
mlflowmlflow/mlflowunspecified < 2.9.2

Severity scores

Scored byCVSSScoreVector
@huntr_ai3.09.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub3.19.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack vector: network (remotely reachable)
  • Attack complexity: low
  • Privileges required: none (no login)
  • User interaction: none
  • Scope: unchanged

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Exploitation and urgency

  • CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
  • FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 2.03% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 81.

Timeline

  • — CVE record published by @huntr_ai
  • — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-hh8p-p8mp-gqhm 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

  1. GitHub Advisory GHSA-hh8p-p8mp-gqhm github.com
  2. CVE.org record CVE-2023-6975 cve.org
  3. NVD entry CVE-2023-6975 nvd.nist.gov

Other references from the CVE record and advisory

  1. huntr.com huntr.com
  2. github.com github.com

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