CVE-2025-15031CWE-22

Path Traversal Vulnerability in mlflow/mlflow

High · published March 18, 2026

CVSS v3.0
8.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
59.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in MLflow's pyfunc extraction process allows for arbitrary file writes due to improper handling of tar archive entries. Specifically, the use of `tarfile.extractall` without path validation enables crafted tar.gz files containing `..` or absolute paths to escape the intended extraction directory. This issue affects the latest version of MLflow and poses a high/critical risk in scenarios involving multi-tenant environments or ingestion of untrusted artifacts, as it can lead to arbitrary file overwrites and potential remote code execution.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00893 · 59.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-03-18T22:06Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 MAR 22:06Z
    Path Traversal Vulnerability in mlflow/mlflow
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