Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-62609

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 21 November 2025

Published
21 November 2025
Modified
02 December 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 5.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0010 27.3th percentile
Risk Priority 11 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-62609 is a medium-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Ml-Explore Mlx. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004); ranked at the 27.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as Deep Learning Frameworks; in the Data-Related Vulnerabilities risk domain.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

MLX is an array framework for machine learning on Apple silicon. Prior to version 0.29.4, there is a segmentation fault in mlx::core::load_gguf() when loading malicious GGUF files. Untrusted pointer from external gguflib library is dereferenced without validation, causing application crash.…

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This issue has been patched in version 0.29.4.

CWE(s)
CWE-476

AI Security AnalysisAI

AI Category
Deep Learning Frameworks
Risk Domain
Data-Related Vulnerabilities
OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
None mapped
Classification Reason
Matched keywords: machine learning

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
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Why these techniques?

Vulnerability causes segmentation fault and application crash when loading malicious GGUF files via mlx.core.load_gguf(), enabling endpoint denial of service through application exploitation.

Affected Assets

ml-explore
mlx
≤ 0.29.4

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References