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TI-2023-17069 Aliases CVE-2023-34233GHSA-5w5m-pfw9-c8fp

Snowflake Python Connector vulnerable to Command Injection

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

The Snowflake Connector for Python provides an interface for developing Python applications that can connect to Snowflake and perform all standard operations. Versions prior to 3.0.2 are vulnerable to command injection via single sign-on(SSO) browser URL authentication. In order to exploit the potential for command injection, an attacker would need to be successful in (1) establishing a malicious resource and (2) redirecting users to utilize the resource. The attacker could set up a malicious, publicly accessible server which responds to the SSO URL with an attack payload. If the attacker then tricked a user into visiting the maliciously crafted connection URL, the user’s local machine would render the malicious payload, leading to a remote code execution. This attack scenario can be mitigated through URL whitelisting as well as common anti-phishing resources. Version 3.0.2 contains a patch for this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01841 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed snowflake-connector-python (snowflakedb): 3.0.2snowflake-connector-python (PyPI): 3.0.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Snowflakesnowflake-connector-pythonbefore 3.0.23.0.2Patch availableCNA
—snowflake-connector-python (PyPI)before 3.0.23.0.2Patch availableGHSA-5w5m-pfw9-c8fp
  • snowflake-connector-python VendorSnowflake Affected before 3.0.2 Fixed in 3.0.2 Patch available CNA
  • snowflake-connector-python (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.2 Fixed in 3.0.2 Patch available GHSA-5w5m-pfw9-c8fp

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:snowflake:snowflake_connector:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*before 3.0.2VulnerableSnowflake
  • cpe:2.3:a:snowflake:snowflake_connector:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions before 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Snowflake

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA snowflake-connector-python (snowflakedb) Fixed in 3.0.2
  • Fix · GHSA-5w5m-pfw9-c8fp snowflake-connector-python (PyPI) Fixed in 3.0.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-34233
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5w5m-pfw9-c8fp

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2022-20945 Exponential ReDoS in snowflake-connector-python leads to denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-17068 Snowflake NodeJS Driver vulnerable to Command Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-17066 Snowflake Connector vulnerable to Command Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-18511 The Snowflake Connector for Python uses insecure deserialization of the OCSP response cache CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-18510 Snowflake Connector for Python has an SQL Injection in write_pandas CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2023-28309 Snowflake Connector .NET does not properly check the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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