What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-24790?

CVE-2025-24790 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Java are affected by CVE-2025-24790?

CVE-2025-24790 presents moderate security risk, a incorrect default permissions vulnerability rated CVSS 4.4. Attackers could gain access beyond their authorized level.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-24790?

During next maintenance window: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches when convenient. Review and tighten file/resource permissions.

Java CVE-2025-24790

MEDIUM

Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276)

2025-01-29 security-advisories@github.com

Privilege Escalation Java Snowflake Jdbc

4.4

CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

4.4 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:06 vuln.today

Patch released

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:06 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Jan 29, 2025 - 18:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.4

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

2 maven packages depend on net.snowflake:snowflake-jdbc (2 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 3.6.8.

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

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. On Linux systems, when temporary credential caching is enabled, the Snowflake JDBC Driver will cache temporary credentials locally in a world-readable file. This vulnerability affects versions 3.6.8 through 3.21.0. Snowflake fixed the issue in version 3.22.0.

AnalysisAI

Snowflake JDBC provides a JDBC type 4 driver that supports core functionality, allowing Java program to connect to Snowflake. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276), which allows attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings. 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. On Linux systems, when temporary credential caching is enabled, the Snowflake JDBC Driver will cache temporary credentials locally in a world-readable file. This vulnerability affects versions 3.6.8 through 3.21.0. Snowflake fixed the issue in version 3.22.0. Affected products include: Snowflake Snowflake Jdbc. Version information: through 3.21.0..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Set restrictive default permissions, follow principle of least privilege, review defaults during deployment.