AVID-2026-R1626

Description

Path Traversal in mlflow/mlflow (CVE-2024-8859)

Details

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.

Reason for inclusion in AVID: CVE-2024-8859 describes a path traversal vulnerability in mlflow/mlflow (DBFS service) that allows arbitrary file reads. MLflow is a widely used component in AI/ML pipelines for experiment tracking, deployment, and model management. This is a software vulnerability in a dependency/tool commonly used to build, train, deploy, and serve AI systems, representing a general-purpose AI systems supply chain issue. The vulnerability is security-related (path traversal, potential data exposure) and the report provides sufficient evidence (CVE entry, description, impact).

References

• NVD entry
• https://huntr.com/bounties/2259b88b-a0c6-4c7c-b434-6aacf6056dcb
• https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/commit/7791b8cdd595f21b5f179c7b17e4b5eb5cbbe654

Affected or Relevant Artifacts

• Developer: mlflow
• Deployer: mlflow
• Artifact Details:

Impact

AVID Taxonomy Categorization

• Risk domains: Security
• SEP subcategories: S0100: Software Vulnerability
• Lifecycle stages: L06: Deployment

CVSS

CWE

Other information

• Report Type: Advisory
• Credits:
• Date Reported: 2025-03-20
• Version: 0.3.3
• AVID Entry