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CVE-2025-62609: MLX has Wild Pointer Dereference in load_gguf()
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2025-11-21 · updated 2026-10-08
- Weakness: CWE-476
Description
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 issue has been patched in version 0.29.4.
Affected products
- ml-explore mlx: before 0.29.4 — fixed in 0.29.4
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: ml-explore mlx 0.29.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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