{
    "id": "CVE-2017-16615",
    "published": "2017-11-08 03:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:09:34",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the parse_yaml_query method in parser.py in MLAlchemy before 0.2.2. When processing YAML-Based queries for data, a YAML parser can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution because load is used where safe_load should have been used. An attacker can insert Python into loaded YAML to trigger this vulnerability.",
    "epss_score": "0.03445",
    "epss_percentile": "0.88682",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-09 18:17:17",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "mlalchemy_project",
            "product": "mlalchemy"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://github.com/thanethomson/MLAlchemy/commit/bc795757febdcce430d89f9d08f75c32d6989d3c",
        "https://github.com/thanethomson/MLAlchemy/issues/1",
        "https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/08/cve-2017-16615-critical-restful-web-applications-vulnerability/",
        "https://github.com/thanethomson/MLAlchemy/commit/bc795757febdcce430d89f9d08f75c32d6989d3c",
        "https://github.com/thanethomson/MLAlchemy/issues/1",
        "https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/08/cve-2017-16615-critical-restful-web-applications-vulnerability/"
    ]
}