---
id: CVE-2023-6940
aliases:
  - GHSA-hvc6-42vf-jhf8
  - BIT-mlflow-2023-6940
  - PYSEC-2026-1652
title: mlflow Command Injection vulnerability
summary: mlflow Command Injection vulnerability
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
vendor: mlflow
product: mlflow
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - mlflow < 2.9.2
patched:
  - mlflow 2.9.2
published: '2023-12-19'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hvc6-42vf-jhf8'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6940'
  - url: 'https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/pull/10676'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/commit/5139b1087d686fa52e2b087e09da66aff86297b1
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/commit/a98a341a7222f894b7735db575ad9311ecaba4e3
  - url: 'https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow'
  - url: 'https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/commits/v2.9.2'
  - url: 'https://huntr.com/bounties/c6f59480-ce47-4f78-a3dc-4bd8ca15029c'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.01219
epssPercentile: 0.67331
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:50.319Z'
---

## Overview

with only one user interaction(download a malicious config), attackers can gain full command execution on the victim system.

## Affected packages

- `mlflow < 2.9.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `mlflow 2.9.2`