PT-2025-47797 · Apple · Mlx

Published 2025-11-21 · Updated 2025-12-02 · CVE-2025-62608

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MLX versions prior to 0.29.4

Description MLX, an array framework for machine learning on Apple silicon, contains a heap buffer overflow in the mlx::core::load() function when processing malicious NumPy .npy files. A specially crafted file can trigger a 13-byte out-of-bounds read, potentially leading to a crash or information disclosure.

Recommendations Update to version 0.29.4 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-62608

GHSA-W6VG-JG77-2QG6

PYSEC-2025-138

Affected Products

Mlx

References · 15

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/62xxx/CVE-2025-62608.json · Exploit
• https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx/pull/1 · Patch
• https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx/security/advisories/GHSA-w6vg-jg77-2qg6 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx/pull/2 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2025-138 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-w6vg-jg77-2qg6 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62608 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-62608 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1992000969287127419 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/37966 · Telegram Post
• https://reddit.com/r/VulnMatter/comments/1p5s47k/resumen_diario_de_vulnerabilidades_24112025 · Reddit Post
• https://reddit.com/r/VulnMatter/comments/1p6brge/resumen_diario_de_vulnerabilidades_25112025 · Reddit Post
• https://reddit.com/r/VulnMatter/comments/1p5nvy1/resumen_diario_de_vulnerabilidades_24112025 · Reddit Post
• https://twitter.com/dailycve/status/1995939056778440836 · Twitter Post