Mlflow
CVE-2024-8859
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path traversal prevention
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| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 26.92%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
A path traversal vulnerability exists in mlflow/mlflow version 2.15.1. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 26.9%.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Affects 1 package in pypi
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-29. A path traversal vulnerability exists in mlflow/mlflow version 2.15.1. When users configure and use the dbfs service, concatenating the URL directly into the file protocol results in an arbitrary file read vulnerability. This issue occurs because only the path part of the URL is checked, while parts such as query and parameters are not handled. The vulnerability is triggered if the user has configured the dbfs service, and during usage, the service is mounted to a local directory. Affected products include: Lfprojects Mlflow. Version information: version 2.15.1..
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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3DescriptionCVE.org
A path traversal vulnerability exists in mlflow/mlflow version 2.15.1. When users configure and use the dbfs service, concatenating the URL directly into the file protocol results in an arbitrary file read vulnerability. This issue occurs because only the path part of the URL is checked, while parts such as query and parameters are not handled. The vulnerability is triggered if the user has configured the dbfs service, and during usage, the service is mounted to a local directory.
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using mlflow/mlflow face notable risk from CVE-2024-8859 rated CVSS 7.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. With an EPSS score of 27%, exploitation is likely in exposed deployments. A patch is available and should be applied as part of regular vulnerability management.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
Server-side request forgery in MLflow before 3.15.0 lets remote unauthenticated attackers coerce the server into making
Absolute Path Traversal in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.5.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vul
Unauthenticated remote code execution in MLflow 3.12.0rc0 through 3.16.x lets any network caller reach the tracking serv
MLflow's FastAPI job endpoints bypass basic-auth entirely, allowing network attackers to submit and execute jobs without
A malicious user could use this issue to get command execution on the vulnerable machine and get access to data & models
A malicious user could use this issue to access internal HTTP(s) servers and in the worst case (ie: aws instance) it cou
An attacker is able to arbitrarily create an account in MLflow bypassing any authentication requirment. Rated critical s
An attacker can overwrite any file on the server hosting MLflow without any authentication. Rated critical severity (CVS
Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.3.1. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), th
Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.2.1. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), th
Insufficient sanitization in MLflow leads to XSS when running a recipe that uses an untrusted dataset. Rated critical se
Insufficient sanitization in MLflow leads to XSS when running an untrusted recipe. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.6), t
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