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CVE-2025-24795: The Snowflake Connector for Python uses insecure cache files permissions

4.4 CVSS

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. On Linux systems, when temporary credential caching is enabled, the Snowflake Connector for Python will cache temporary credentials locally in a world-readable file. This vulnerability affects versions 2.3.7 through 3.13.0. Snowflake fixed the issue in version 3.13.1.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-24795

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.4

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-r2x6-cjg7-8r43
https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python/commit/3769b43822357c3874c40f5e74068458c2dc79af

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