CVE-2025-24795: snowflake-connector-python vulnerable to insecure cache files permissions
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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.
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References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-r2x6-cjg7-8r43
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/snowflake-connector-python/PYSEC-2025-28.yaml
- github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python
- github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python/commit/3769b43822357c3874c40f5e74068458c2dc79af
- github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python/releases/tag/v3.13.1
- github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python/security/advisories/GHSA-r2x6-cjg7-8r43
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24795
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