Snowflake JDBC uses insecure temporary credential cache file permissions (snowflakedb snowflake-jdbc)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.19 % · percentile 9 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Snowflake JDBC provides a JDBC type 4 driver that supports core functionality, allowing Java program to connect to Snowflake. 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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-33g6-495w-v8j2 — Snowflake JDBC uses insecure temporary credential cache file permissions
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-0123
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-24790
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0746 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:snowflake:snowflake_jdbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.6.8 < 3.22.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| snowflakedb · snowflake-jdbc | affected >= 3.6.8, < 3.22.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |