Vulnerability in Apple Macos
CVE-2026-5843
The MLX inference backend in Docker Model Runner on macOS uses the MLX-LM library, which unconditionally imports and executes arbitrary Python files from model directories via the model_file configuration field in config.json. When a model…
EPSS: 0.000 (5.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Macos
- Docker Desktop — versions 4.56.0
- Docker Docker_desktop
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@docker.com (release-notes, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-5843?
- CVE-2026-5843 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2026-5843?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-5843 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.