CVE-2024-8859 | Path Traversal in mlflow/mlflow

Exp

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.

Published: 2025-03-20 Last update: 2025-08-05 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-8859 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.41%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-8859

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-8859

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 25.69% 2.41% -23.29%
2 2026-04-30 26.73% 25.69% -1.04%
3 2026-04-29 — 26.73% —

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-8859

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-8859

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-8859

GHSA-4rqf-8pfm-p36r · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — MLflow has a Local File Read/Path Traversal in dbfs

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-8859

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lfprojects mlflow 2.15.1 cpe:2.3:a:lfprojects:mlflow:2.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-8859

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