CVE-2026-4035

Environment Variable Resolution Vulnerability in mlflow/mlflow

Published Jun 3, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in mlflow/mlflow versions prior to 3.11.0 allows for the resolution of environment variables in AI Gateway secrets, which can be exploited to exfiltrate sensitive server-side environment credentials to an attacker-controlled endpoint. This issue arises because the `api_key` field in gateway secrets can accept `$ENV_VAR` references, which are resolved against the MLflow server's environment during runtime. The resolved secrets are then sent in provider authentication headers to the configured upstream `api_base`. This vulnerability can be exploited by low-privileged authenticated users in basic-auth deployments or by unauthenticated users in default deployments without `basic-auth`. The impact includes potential leakage of sensitive credentials such as cloud artifact credentials (`AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`, `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`), which could lead to artifact poisoning and cross-boundary code execution in downstream environments. The issue is fixed in version 3.11.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-g35p-px32-whv6 MLflow: Environment variable injection in AI Gateway secrets enables server-side credential exfiltration
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Lfprojects
Lfprojects mlflow
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:lfprojects:mlflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Lfprojects
Lfprojects mlflow
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mlflow
Mlflow mlflow/mlflow
Vendors & Products Mlflow
Mlflow mlflow/mlflow
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability in mlflow/mlflow versions prior to 3.11.0 allows for the resolution of environment variables in AI Gateway secrets, which can be exploited to exfiltrate sensitive server-side environment credentials to an attacker-controlled endpoint. This issue arises because the `api_key` field in gateway secrets can accept `$ENV_VAR` references, which are resolved against the MLflow server's environment during runtime. The resolved secrets are then sent in provider authentication headers to the configured upstream `api_base`. This vulnerability can be exploited by low-privileged authenticated users in basic-auth deployments or by unauthenticated users in default deployments without `basic-auth`. The impact includes potential leakage of sensitive credentials such as cloud artifact credentials (`AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`, `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`), which could lead to artifact poisoning and cross-boundary code execution in downstream environments. The issue is fixed in version 3.11.0.
Title Environment Variable Resolution Vulnerability in mlflow/mlflow
Weaknesses CWE-201
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
@huntr_ai
Published
Updated
Aug 14, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
Mar 12, 2026, 2:17 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 3, 2026, 9:16 AM
Modified
Aug 14, 2026, 1:19 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 3, 2026, 7:18 AM