8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-16870
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Snowflake libsnowflakeclient
Description

Multiple security vulnerabilities in Snowflake libsnowflakeclient versions prior to 2.9.2 could allow remote code execution and credential exfiltration. A stack-based buffer overflow in the file download path could allow remote code execution on a victim host. An attacker could exploit this by uploading a file with a crafted encryption metadata field to a shared internal stage that a victim process later downloads, and impact would be limited to deployments where principals with different privilege levels share the same internal stage. A related out-of-bounds write in the same download path could allow memory corruption with attacker-controlled write primitives. An attacker may exploit this through a crafted initialization vector metadata field on a shared stage, and impact would be limited by the same stage-write precondition. Improper validation of connection parameters could allow an attacker-controlled input to redirect outbound authentication requests — including credentials and tokens — to an attacker-controlled endpoint. Impact is limited to embedding deployments where a lower-privileged principal can influence connection configuration while higher-privileged service credentials are in use. The fix is available in Snowflake libsnowflakeclient version 2.9.2. Users must manually upgrade.

INFO

Published Date :

July 24, 2026, 6:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 24, 2026, 6:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

412d305a-227d-44f9-a262-a31ba44f2aea
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 412d305a-227d-44f9-a262-a31ba44f2aea
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
Solution
Upgrade Snowflake libsnowflakeclient to version 2.9.2 or later for remediation.
  • Upgrade Snowflake libsnowflakeclient to version 2.9.2.
  • Verify upgrade status.
  • Monitor for related security events.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/snowflakedb/libsnowflakeclient/releases/tag/v2.9.2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-16870 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.

  • New CVE Received by 412d305a-227d-44f9-a262-a31ba44f2aea

    Jul. 24, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Snowflake', 'product': 'Snowflake libsnowflakeclient', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0.1.1', 'lessThan': '2.9.2', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added Description Multiple security vulnerabilities in Snowflake libsnowflakeclient versions prior to 2.9.2 could allow remote code execution and credential exfiltration. A stack-based buffer overflow in the file download path could allow remote code execution on a victim host. An attacker could exploit this by uploading a file with a crafted encryption metadata field to a shared internal stage that a victim process later downloads, and impact would be limited to deployments where principals with different privilege levels share the same internal stage. A related out-of-bounds write in the same download path could allow memory corruption with attacker-controlled write primitives. An attacker may exploit this through a crafted initialization vector metadata field on a shared stage, and impact would be limited by the same stage-write precondition. Improper validation of connection parameters could allow an attacker-controlled input to redirect outbound authentication requests — including credentials and tokens — to an attacker-controlled endpoint. Impact is limited to embedding deployments where a lower-privileged principal can influence connection configuration while higher-privileged service credentials are in use. The fix is available in Snowflake libsnowflakeclient version 2.9.2. Users must manually upgrade.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CWE CWE-918
    Added CWE CWE-121
    Added Reference https://github.com/snowflakedb/libsnowflakeclient/releases/tag/v2.9.2
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