7.0
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2025-10279
Privilege Escalation in mlflow/mlflow
Description

In mlflow version 2.20.3, the temporary directory used for creating Python virtual environments is assigned insecure world-writable permissions (0o777). This vulnerability allows an attacker with write access to the `/tmp` directory to exploit a race condition and overwrite `.py` files in the virtual environment, leading to arbitrary code execution. The issue is resolved in version 3.4.0.

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Published Date :

Feb. 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update MLflow to version 3.4.0 or later to fix insecure temporary directory permissions.
  • Update MLflow to version 3.4.0 or later.
  • Ensure temporary directories have restrictive permissions.
  • Monitor for suspicious file modifications in temp directories.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/commit/1d7c8d4cf0a67d407499a8a4ffac387ea4f8194a
https://huntr.com/bounties/01d3b81e-13d1-43aa-b91a-443aec68bdc8
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In mlflow version 2.20.3, the temporary directory used for creating Python virtual environments is assigned insecure world-writable permissions (0o777). This vulnerability allows an attacker with write access to the `/tmp` directory to exploit a race condition and overwrite `.py` files in the virtual environment, leading to arbitrary code execution. The issue is resolved in version 3.4.0.
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-379
    Added Reference https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/commit/1d7c8d4cf0a67d407499a8a4ffac387ea4f8194a
    Added Reference https://huntr.com/bounties/01d3b81e-13d1-43aa-b91a-443aec68bdc8
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.0
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