High severity · published Jun 3, 2026
CVE-2026-4035
Environment Variable Resolution Vulnerability in mlflow/mlflow
7.7
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ML
mlflow/mlflow · mlflow
before 3.11.0 · source: vendor
ML
Mlflow · Lfprojects
before 3.11.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4035
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4035
Patch
https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/commit/4a3f2f720cb4f058c9e0c5b883e0acc9ab64a7f3
Exploit
https://huntr.com/bounties/f8e591a0-0f19-4910-b82e-16c9956f2233
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4035
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484318
security.access.redhat.com
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4035.json
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