# CVE-2024-6838: PYSEC-2026-1658 - MLflow Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-6838-mlflow-uncontrolled-resource-consumption-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-6838 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2026-07-07

MLflow Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

Technologies: [mlflow (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mlflow). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-6838 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-6838 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-6838?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 7 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** mlflow (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.13.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-6838?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-6838?** Check whether you run mlflow (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- mlflow (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.13.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-6838
- GHSA-q3gw-8236-5jw4
- PYSEC-2026-1658

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