Is mlx affected by CVE-2025-62609?

PyPI mlx is affected in <0.29.4.

Is CVE-2025-62609 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

high

CVE-2025-62609

Q: Is CVE-2025-62609 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

PyPI · mlx

Summary

MLX is an array framework for machine learning on Apple silicon. Prior to version 0.29.4, there is a segmentation fault in mlx::core::load_gguf() when loading malicious GGUF files. Untrusted pointer from external gguflib library is dereferenced without validation, causing application crash. This iss

Severity: high
EPSS: 0.3% (p24)
Also known as: GHSA-j842-xgm4-wf88, PYSEC-2025-139
Published: 2025-11-21

References

https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx/security/advisories/GHSA-j842-xgm4-wf88

Related advisories

CVE-2025-62608 — critical · PyPI/mlx

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