CVE-2025-24795: The Snowflake Connector for Python uses insecure cache files permissions

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-276

Description

The Snowflake Connector for Python provides an interface for developing Python applications that can connect to Snowflake and perform all standard operations. 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.

Affected products

snowflakedb snowflake-connector-python: from 2.3.7 before 3.13.1 — fixed in 3.13.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: snowflakedb snowflake-connector-python 3.13.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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