CVE-2024-37052
Published: 04 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-37052 is a high-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability in Lfprojects Mlflow. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Python (T1059.006); ranked in the top 44.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as Other Platforms; in the Supply Chain and Deployment risk domain; MITRE ATLAS techniques in scope: AI Supply Chain Compromise (AML.T0010).
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-1956
Vulnerability details
Deserialization of untrusted data can occur in versions of the MLflow platform running version 1.1.0 or newer, enabling a maliciously uploaded scikit-learn model to run arbitrary code on an end user’s system when interacted with.
- CWE(s)
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- AI Category
- Other Platforms
- Risk Domain
- Supply Chain and Deployment
- OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
- None mapped
- Classification Reason
- MLflow is an open-source platform for managing the ML lifecycle, including model tracking, deployment, and loading, which fits 'Other Platforms'. The vulnerability involves unsafe deserialization during model loading for scikit-learn, pmdarima, and lightgbm models within MLflow.
Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Deserialization vulnerabilities (CWE-502) in MLflow model loading functions (sklearn, pyfunc, pmdarima, lightgbm) allow attackers to embed malicious pickle/cloudpickle payloads in uploaded models, leading to arbitrary Python code execution (T1059.006) via unsafe deserialization when victims load models client-side (T1203).
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
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Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing supplies malicious serialized objects, detecting unsafe deserialization and supporting corrective actions.
Evaluation of untrusted data handling (deserialization testing) reveals unsafe processing, which the required remediation process addresses.
Untrusted serialized data can be deserialized and observed inside the chamber, blocking gadget-chain exploitation outside the sandbox.
Validates or rejects untrusted serialized data before deserialization occurs.
Identifies and blocks malicious code introduced through deserialization of untrusted data at system boundaries.
Integrity verification of serialized information can detect tampering before deserialization occurs.
Provenance of associated data allows detection of untrusted sources before deserialization or processing occurs.