CriticalVulnerability
CVE-2025-62608: MLX heap buffer overflow in load() when parsing NumPy .npy files
- Source
- NVD(opens in a new tab)
- Identifier
- CVE-2025-62608
- Published
- Record updated
- Affected
- mlx <= 0.29.3
- Fixed in
- 0.29.4
- released November 11, 2025, 10 days before disclosure
- Known exploitation
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
- EPSS
- 0.6%
Summary
CVE-2025-62608 is a heap buffer overflow in mlx::core::load() in MLX, an array framework for machine learning on Apple silicon, affecting versions before 0.29.4. A malicious NumPy .npy file causes a 13-byte out-of-bounds read, leading to a crash or information disclosure. GitHub, Inc. is the CNA, rating it CVSS 4.0 5.5 MEDIUM.
Mitigation
Fixed in version 0.29.4.
Affected packages in the Exposure Registry
Matched by package name and ecosystem. Each entry shows whether the package delegates to a language model and how many tracked packages depend on it.
- mlxPyPINo LLM dependency detected · 8 tracked dependents
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