CVE-2024-27134

Excessive directory permissions in MLflow leads to local privilege escalation when using spark_udf

HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: November 25, 2024 at 01:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMlflow

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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Excessive directory permissions in MLflow leads to local privilege escalation when using spark_udf. This behavior can be exploited by a local attacker to gain elevated permissions by using a ToCToU attack. The issue is only relevant when the spark_udf() MLflow API is called.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.16.0
Affected range stops below 2.16.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7HIGHJFROG
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-276CWE-367

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