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CVE-2025-11201
Path Traversal in mlflow (CVE-2025-11201)
Summary
path traversal in mlflow (CVE-2025-11201). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `3.0.0` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2025-11201** has been found in mlflow.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade mlflow to **3.0.0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "mlflow CVE-2025-11201" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-11201 (mlflow) — CWE-22 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `3.0.0` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Path traversal** (CWE-22) exists in mlflow.
📍 Affected scope
mlflow — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **3.0.0**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'mlflow' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'mlflow' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `mlflow` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade mlflow to 3.0.0ステージング環境で 3.0.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Bitnami
mlflow
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.0.0"}]}]
PyPI
mlflow
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.22.4"},{"introduced":"3.0.0rc0"},{"fixed":"3.0.0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11201
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5cvj-7rg6-jggj
- package https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow
- package https://pypi.org/project/mlflow
- web https://github.com/B-Step62/mlflow/commit/2e02bc7bb70df243e6eb792689d9b8eba0013161
- web https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-931/
- web https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/commit/5f98ff98659dddb188591ecf6b10a4e276a0dba7
- web https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/commit/e7dc0574fa3459e0003cfeb68d4e4a625491f03d
- web https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-931