In mlflow version 2.20.3, the temporary directory used for creating Python virtual environments is assigned insecure world-writable permissions (0o777). This vulnerability allows an attacker with write access to the `/tmp` directory to exploit a race condition and overwrite `.py` files in the virtual environment, leading to arbitrary code execution. The issue is resolved in version 3.4.0.
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Description In mlflow version 2.20.3, the temporary directory used for creating Python virtual environments is assigned insecure world-writable permissions (0o777). This vulnerability allows an attacker with write access to the `/tmp` directory to exploit a race condition and overwrite `.py` files in the virtual environment, leading to arbitrary code execution. The issue is resolved in version 3.4.0.
Title Privilege Escalation in mlflow/mlflow
Weaknesses CWE-379
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Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntr_ai

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Updated: 2026-02-02T17:48:15.265Z

Reserved: 2025-09-11T15:38:58.426Z

Link: CVE-2025-10279

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-02T11:16:16.867

Modified: 2026-02-02T11:16:16.867

Link: CVE-2025-10279

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