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SCA: security update for mlflow (GHSA-q2r8-vmq7-fpx2)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438921

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - MLflow Tracking Server Artifact Handler Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This
 vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of MLflow
 Tracking Server. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists
 within the handling of artifact file paths. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a
 user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to
 execute code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26649. (CVE-2026-2033)

Solution

Update the mlflow library and its related packages to version 3.8.0rc0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2r8-vmq7-fpx2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438921

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/18/2026

Updated: 6/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-2033

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/20/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-2033

cwe: CWE-22