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SCA: security update for mlflow (GHSA-gq3w-7jj3-x7gr)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 438926

Description

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

 - MLflow Use of Default Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote
 attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of MLflow. Authentication is not required to
 exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the basic_auth.ini file. The file contains
 hard-coded default credentials. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication and
 execute arbitrary code in the context of the administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-28256. (CVE-2026-2635)

Solution

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

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gq3w-7jj3-x7gr

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438926

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: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.52

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-2635

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-2026-2635