CVE-2026-2635 (GCVE-0-2026-2635)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-20 22:25 – Updated: 2026-02-20 22:25
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Title
MLflow Use of Default Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Summary
MLflow Use of Default Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of MLflow. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the basic_auth.ini file. The file contains hard-coded default credentials. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code in the context of the administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-28256.
CWE
Assigner
zdi
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
MLflow MLflow Affected: 3.4.0
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