CVE-2025-24794: The Snowflake Connector for Python uses insecure deserialization of the OCSP response cache
Description
The Snowflake Connector for Python provides an interface for developing Python applications that can connect to Snowflake and perform all standard operations. Snowflake discovered and remediated a vulnerability in the Snowflake Connector for Python. The OCSP response cache uses pickle as the serialization format, potentially leading to local privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects versions 2.7.12 through 3.13.0. Snowflake fixed the issue in version 3.13.1.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-24794
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.7
Affected Products
Vendor: snowflakedb
Product: snowflake-connector-python
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 11.77% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-28 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python/security/advisories/GHSA-m4f6-vcj4-w5mxhttps://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python/commit/3769b43822357c3874c40f5e74068458c2dc79af