---
id: CVE-2026-79721
title: >-
  Code execution can occur in versions of the MLflow platform running version
  0.0.1 or newer, enabling a maliciously crafted model artifact to execute
  arbitrary code on an end user's system when loaded by the project.
summary: >-
  Code execution can occur in versions of the MLflow platform running version
  0.0.1 or newer, enabling a maliciously crafted model artifact to execute
  arbitrary code on an end user's system when loaded by the project.
severity: high
cvss: 8.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-829
  - CWE-502
vendor: mlflow
product: mlflow
affected:
  - mlflow >= 0.0.1 <= *
published: '2026-09-08'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T15:41:24.427'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79721'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-09-mlflow'
    label: 6f8de1f0-f67e-45a6-b68f-98777fdb759c
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79721.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79721'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2530029'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79721'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79721'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-08T18:51:23.520310Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T19:08:49.636Z'
epss: 0.00474
epssPercentile: 0.38427
scores:
  cna: 8.6
  vendor: 8
---

## Overview

Code execution can occur in versions of the MLflow platform running version 0.0.1 or newer, enabling a maliciously crafted model artifact to execute arbitrary code on an end user's system when loaded by the project.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) · no fix planned: Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) · updated 2026-09-25 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79721.json)