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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-33g6-495w-v8j2
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-33g6-495w-v8j2
Aliases CVE-2025-24790
Summary Snowflake JDBC uses insecure temporary credential cache file permissions ### Issue Snowflake discovered and remediated a vulnerability in the Snowflake JDBC Driver. On Linux systems, when temporary credential caching is enabled, the Snowflake JDBC Driver will cache temporary credentials locally in a world-readable file. This vulnerability affects versions 3.6.8 through 3.21.0. Snowflake fixed the issue in version 3.22.0. ### Vulnerability Details On Linux, when either EXTERNALBROWSER or USERNAME_PASSWORD_MFA authentication methods are used with temporary credential caching enabled, the Snowflake JDBC Driver will cache 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 3.22.0 of the Snowflake JDBC Driver, which fixes this issue. We recommend users upgrade to version 3.22.0. ### Additional Information If you discover a security vulnerability in one of our products or websites, please report the issue to HackerOne. For more information, please see our [Vulnerability Disclosure Policy](https://hackerone.com/snowflake?type=team).
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 4.0
Risk 2.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 4.4 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/01/GHSA-33g6-495w-v8j2/GHSA-33g6-495w-v8j2.json
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-jdbc
9e1a5acf12406b16c4780ca013f4c4db48b74b59 Other https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-jdbc/commit/9e1a5acf12406b16c4780ca013f4c4db48b74b59
CVE-2025-24790 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24790
GHSA-33g6-495w-v8j2 Other https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-jdbc/security/advisories/GHSA-33g6-495w-v8j2
No exploits are available.

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Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/01/GHSA-33g6-495w-v8j2/GHSA-33g6-495w-v8j2.json
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