# CVE-2026-4137: Incomplete Fix for CVE-2025-10279: Insecure Temporary Directory Permissions in mlflow/mlflow

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-2655, BIT-MLFLOW-2026-4137, GHSA-F2M9-WCF4-CWWX
- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.11.0
- Published: 2026-05-18 · Updated: 2026-05-19

## Affected

- mlflow mlflow/mlflow: fixed in 3.11.0
- mlflow (PyPI): fixed in 3.11.0
- mlflow (PyPI): from 1.26.0, fixed in 3.11.0

## Description

In mlflow/mlflow versions prior to 3.11.0, the `get_or_create_nfs_tmp_dir()` function in `mlflow/utils/file_utils.py` creates temporary directories with world-writable permissions (0o777), and the `_create_model_downloading_tmp_dir()` function in `mlflow/pyfunc/__init__.py` creates directories with group-writable permissions (0o770). These insecure permissions allow local attackers to tamper with model artifacts, such as cloudpickle-serialized Python objects, and achieve arbitrary code execution when the tampered artifacts are deserialized via `cloudpickle.load()`. This vulnerability is particularly critical in environments with shared NFS mounts, such as Databricks, where NFS is enabled by default. The issue is a continuation of the vulnerability class addressed in CVE-2025-10279, which was only partially fixed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on mlflow mlflow/mlflow, mlflow, upgrade to a fixed version (3.11.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://huntr.com/bounties/648dc30b-76c7-4433-86b8-f43d926fd8d6
- https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/commit/1dcbb0c2fbd1f446c328830e601ca13a28219b8a

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