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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-24790
Snowflake JDBC Driver World-Readable Temporary Credential Cache Vulnerability
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.

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Published Date :

Jan. 29, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 29, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-24790 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Snowflake snowflake_jdbc
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Snowflake JDBC Driver to version 3.22.0 or later to fix credential caching vulnerability.
  • Update Snowflake JDBC Driver to version 3.22.0 or later.
  • Disable temporary credential caching if updating is not possible.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-24790.

URL Resource
https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-jdbc/commit/9e1a5acf12406b16c4780ca013f4c4db48b74b59
https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-jdbc/security/advisories/GHSA-33g6-495w-v8j2
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-24790 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 25, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:snowflake:snowflake_jdbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.6.8 up to (excluding) 3.22.0 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-jdbc/commit/9e1a5acf12406b16c4780ca013f4c4db48b74b59 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-jdbc/security/advisories/GHSA-33g6-495w-v8j2 Types: Vendor Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-276
    Added Reference https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-jdbc/commit/9e1a5acf12406b16c4780ca013f4c4db48b74b59
    Added Reference https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-jdbc/security/advisories/GHSA-33g6-495w-v8j2
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.4
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