---
id: CVE-2023-6976
aliases:
  - GHSA-wv8q-4f85-2p8p
  - BIT-mlflow-2023-6976
  - PYSEC-2026-1662
title: MLflow Path Traversal Vulnerability
summary: MLflow Path Traversal Vulnerability
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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: '2023-12-20'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wv8q-4f85-2p8p'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6976'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/commit/5044878da0c1851ccfdd5c0a867157ed9a502fbc
  - url: 'https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow'
  - url: 'https://huntr.com/bounties/2408a52b-f05b-4cac-9765-4f74bac3f20f'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.01016
epssPercentile: 0.61737
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:53.906Z'
---

## Overview

This vulnerability is capable of writing arbitrary files into arbitrary locations on the remote filesystem in the context of the server process.

## Affected packages

- `mlflow < 2.9.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `mlflow 2.9.2`