CVE-2025-24789
Snowflake JDBC allows an untrusted search path on Windows
Impact
### Issue 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. ### Vulnerability Details When the EXTERNALBROWSER authentication method is selected, the Snowflake JDBC Driver on non-macOS operating systems tries to open the SSO URL using xdg-open. Because xdg-open is a Linux program that doesn’t exist in a default Windows installation, a sufficiently privileged attacker could place a malicious executable in one of the directories on the %PATH% and achieve local privilege escalation to the user running the JDBC Driver. ### Solution Snowflake released version 3.22.0 of the Snowflake JDBC Driver, which fixes this issue. We recommend users upgrade to version 3.22.0. ### Additional Information If you discover a security vulnerability in one of our products or websites, please report the issue to HackerOne. For more information, please see our [Vulnerability Disclosure Policy](https://hackerone.com/snowflake?type=team).
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | net.snowflake:snowflake-jdbc | >= 3.2.3, <= 3.21.0 | 3.22.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Snowflake | Snowflake Jdbc | from 3.2.3 before 3.22.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-jdbc/commit/4f01bb8f9b708c71e7a2111c87371dbfc1d53dd6
- https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-jdbc/security/advisories/GHSA-7hpq-3g6w-pvhf
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7hpq-3g6w-pvhf
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24789