CVE-2023-6909
Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in mlflow/mlflow
Path Traversal: '..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in mlflow/mlflow
Path Traversal: '..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-6909- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-29
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0153
7.5
Path Traversal: '..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0153- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r3q-93q3-f978
8.7
MLflow Path Traversal Vulnerability
Path Traversal: '..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.
- Record
GHSA-5r3q-93q3-f978- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-29
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.5
Path Traversal: '..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-6909- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-29
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in mlflow/mlflow
Path Traversal: '..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-6909- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-29
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5r3q-93q3-f978
8.7
MLflow Path Traversal Vulnerability
Path Traversal: '..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.
- Record
GHSA-5r3q-93q3-f978- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-29
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2023-252
7.5
Path Traversal: '..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.
- Record
PYSEC-2023-252- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mlflow-2023-6909 No score
Path Traversal: '\..\filename' in mlflow/mlflow
Path Traversal: '..\filename' in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 2.9.2.
- Record
BIT-mlflow-2023-6909- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1775781174 No score
TuxCare security update for mlflow (14 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt mlflow to address 14 CVEs. Fixed in 2.9.1.post2+tuxcare.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1775781174- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mlflowPyPI |
before 2.9.2 | 2.9.2 |
mlflowBitnami |
before 2.9.2 | 2.9.2 |
mlflowTuxCare:PyPI From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
2.9.1 up to 2.9.1.post2+tuxcare, plus listed versions 2.9.1.post1+tuxcare |
2.9.1.post2+tuxcare |
mlflowPyPI |
before 2.9.2, plus listed versions 0.0.10.1.00.2.00.2.10.3.0 Show 45 moreShow less0.4.00.4.10.4.20.5.00.5.10.5.20.6.00.7.00.8.00.8.10.8.20.9.00.9.0.10.9.11.0.01.1.01.1.1.dev01.10.01.11.01.12.01.12.11.131.13.11.14.01.14.11.15.01.16.01.17.01.18.01.19.01.2.01.20.01.20.11.20.21.21.01.22.01.23.01.23.11.24.01.25.01.25.11.26.01.26.11.27.01.28.0 |
2.9.2 |
mlflowPyPI |
before 2.9.2, plus listed versions 0.0.10.1.00.2.00.2.10.3.0 Show 45 moreShow less0.4.00.4.10.4.20.5.00.5.10.5.20.6.00.7.00.8.00.8.10.8.20.9.00.9.0.10.9.11.0.01.1.01.1.1.dev01.10.01.11.01.12.01.12.11.131.13.11.14.01.14.11.15.01.16.01.17.01.18.01.19.01.2.01.20.01.20.11.20.21.21.01.22.01.23.01.23.11.24.01.25.01.25.11.26.01.26.11.27.01.28.0 |
2.9.2 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Mlflow <2.9.2 - Path Traversal |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-6909 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Lfprojects Mlflow, published December 18, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 89.7%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in mlflow 2.9.2.
References
huntr.com/bounties/11209efb-0f84-482f-add0-587ea6b7e850
github.com/mlflow/mlflow/commit/1da75dfcecd4d169e34809ade55748384e8af6c1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6909
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mlflow/PYSEC-2023-252.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5r3q-93q3-f978
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/6xxx/CVE-2023-6909.json
github.com/mlflow/mlflow
Left out here: 83 versions. The JSON record has them.