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CVE-2023-6909· NVD / CVE Program· CNA @huntr_ai

Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in mlflow/mlflow

Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available

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Published
Dec 18, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
89.7% · 100th percentile
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Action score

57

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
27 / 30 · 89.7%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.5
CNA · @huntr_ai
7.5
agree

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
lfprojectsmlflow

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • lfprojects mlflowbefore 2.9.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (@huntr_ai). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • mlflow mlflow/mlflow

    • unspecified and later · before 2.9.2affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
PyPImlflowbefore 2.9.22.9.2

Same product

lfprojects: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-64849MLflow: Unauthenticated full-read SSRF in webhook delivery: _validate_webhook_url bypassed via unvalidated HTTP redirects (and DNS rebinding)KEV
    70This week
  • CVE-2023-3765Absolute Path Traversal in mlflow/mlflow
    60This week
  • CVE-2023-1177Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in mlflow/mlflow
    60This week
  • CVE-2023-6018MLflow Arbitrary File Write
    53Plan
  • CVE-2025-11201MLflow Tracking Server Model Creation Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    47Plan
  • CVE-2024-3848Path Traversal Bypass in mlflow/mlflow
    43Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
PyPI:mlflow2.9.2Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Nuclei detection template ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2023-6909 —
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2024-3848 —

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2023-1177269 days apartPath Traversal: '\..\filename' in mlflow/mlflow
    60This week
  • CVE-2024-3848150 days apartPath Traversal Bypass in mlflow/mlflow
    43Plan
  • CVE-2023-2780215 days apartPath Traversal: '\..\filename' in mlflow/mlflow
    41Plan
  • CVE-2023-69752 days apartPath Traversal: '\..\filename'
    40Plan
  • CVE-2024-3573119 days apartLocal File Inclusion (LFI) via Scheme Confusion in mlflow/mlflow
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2024-2928171 days apartLocal File Inclusion (LFI) via URI Fragment Parsing in mlflow/mlflow
    37Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-29 · Path Traversal: '\..\filename'

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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