CVE-2024-25723 — zenml
HIGHCVE-2024-25723 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) CWE-284 vulnerability in zenml. 2 public exploit references exist, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for zenml — see the affected versions and patch details below.
ZenML Server Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-25723.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2024-25723 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE sits: patch-first territory.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 378,156 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the 50–90% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
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Description
ZenML Server in the ZenML machine learning package before 0.46.7 for Python allows remote privilege escalation because the /api/v1/users/{user_name_or_id}/activate REST API endpoint allows access on the basis of a valid username along with a new password in the request body. These are also patched versions: 0.44.4, 0.43.1, and 0.42.2.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | zenml | all versions | 0.42.2pip install --upgrade 'zenml==0.42.2' |
| 🐍PyPI | zenml | ≥ 0.43.0&&< 0.43.1 | 0.43.1pip install --upgrade 'zenml==0.43.1' |
| 🐍PyPI | zenml | ≥ 0.45.0&&< 0.46.7 | 0.46.7pip install --upgrade 'zenml==0.46.7' |
| 🐍PyPI | zenml | ≥ 0.44.0&&< 0.44.4 | 0.44.4pip install --upgrade 'zenml==0.44.4' |
Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for zenml, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update zenml to 0.42.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-25723 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2024-25723 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2024-25723. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
How to detect CVE-2024-25723
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id cve-2024-25723 -u https://target- Template
- ZenML ZenML Server - Improper Authentication
- Severity
- critical
- Impact
- Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data.
- Remediation
- Implement proper authentication mechanisms and ensure access controls are correctly configured.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (David Botelho Mariano), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-25723 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2024-25723 across PyPI dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.