CVE-2025-62608 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-62608: MLX has heap-buffer-overflow in load()

Vendor Ml-Explore
Product mlx
Weakness CWE-122
Published November 21, 2025
Last update November 21, 2025

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

What the vulnerability does

01Description

MLX is an array framework for machine learning on Apple silicon. Prior to version 0.29.4, there is a heap buffer overflow in mlx::core::load() when parsing malicious NumPy .npy files. Attacker-controlled file causes 13-byte out-of-bounds read, leading to crash or information disclosure. This issue has been patched in version 0.29.4.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 21, 2025 CVE published
November 21, 2025 Record updated