SB2025062734 - Untrusted search path in Snowflake JDBC
Published: June 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025062734
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24789)
CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path. A local user with write access to a directory in the %PATH% can escalate their privileges to the user that runs the vulnerable JDBC Driver version, when EXTERNALBROWSER authentication method is used on Windows.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.