Mlflow
CVE-2025-0453
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Insufficient resource pool
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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: 0.14%. |
| 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
In mlflow/mlflow version 2.17.2, the /graphql endpoint is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. 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-410. In mlflow/mlflow version 2.17.2, the /graphql endpoint is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. An attacker can create large batches of queries that repeatedly request all runs from a given experiment. This can tie up all the workers allocated by MLFlow, rendering the application unable to respond to other requests. This vulnerability is due to uncontrolled resource consumption. Affected products include: Lfprojects Mlflow. Version information: version 2.17.2.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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2DescriptionCVE.org
In mlflow/mlflow version 2.17.2, the /graphql endpoint is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. An attacker can create large batches of queries that repeatedly request all runs from a given experiment. This can tie up all the workers allocated by MLFlow, rendering the application unable to respond to other requests. This vulnerability is due to uncontrolled resource consumption.
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using mlflow/mlflow face notable risk from CVE-2025-0453 rated CVSS 7.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available, increasing the risk of exploitation. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.
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
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
Server-side request forgery in MLflow before 3.15.0 lets remote unauthenticated attackers coerce the server into making
A path traversal vulnerability exists in mlflow/mlflow version 2.15.1. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerabilit
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
GitHub PoC
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