GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-r2x6-cjg7-8r43 snowflake-connector-python vulnerable to insecure cache files permissions
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2025-24795
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- snowflake-connector-python
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-276
- Reviewed
- 2025-01-29
Affected packages
• PyPI snowflake-connector-python: >= 2.3.7, < 3.13.1 → fixed in 3.13.1
Description
Issue
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.
Vulnerability Details
On Linux, when either EXTERNALBROWSER or USERNAME_PASSWORD_MFA authentication methods are used with temporary credential caching enabled, the Snowflake Connector for Python will cache the temporary credentials in a local file. In the vulnerable versions of the Driver, this file is created with world-readable permissions.
Solution
Snowflake released version 3.13.1 of the Snowflake Connector for Python, which fixes this issue. We recommend users upgrade to version 3.13.1.
Additional Information
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Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2025-24795 The Snowflake Connector for Python provides an interface for developing Python applications that can connect to Snowflake and perform all… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions weakness
References
- https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python/security/advisories/GHSA-r2x6-cjg7-8r43 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24795 advisory
- https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python/commit/3769b43822357c3874c40f5e74068458c2dc79af web
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/snowflake-connector-python/PYSEC-2025-28.yaml web
- https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python package
- https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python/releases/tag/v3.13.1 web