CVE-2025-62608 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-62608

MLX has heap-buffer-overflow in load()

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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CVE-2025-62609
MLX has Wild Pointer Dereference in load_gguf()
Medium 5.5

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

mlx
Vulnerable Versions:
< 0.29.4

Timeline

Official Publish: November 21st, 2025
Last Modified: November 21st, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion