GHSA-7hpq-3g6w-pvhf · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Snowflake JDBC allows an untrusted search path on Windows
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. When the EXTERNALBROWSER authentication method is used on Windows, an attacker with write access to a directory in the %PATH% can escalate their privileges to the user that runs the vulnerable JDBC Driver version. This vulnerability affects versions 3.2.3 through 3.21.0 on Windows. Snowflake fixed the issue in version 3.22.0.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-24789 is rated Moderate Risk (44.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-09 | 0.02% | 0.16% | +0.14% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 0.05% | 0.02% | -0.04% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 0.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-7hpq-3g6w-pvhf · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Snowflake JDBC allows an untrusted search path on Windows
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowflake | snowflake_jdbc | >= 3.2.3, < 3.22.0 | cpe:2.3:a:snowflake:snowflake_jdbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |