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TI-2025-20011 Aliases CVE-2025-27154GHSA-pwhh-q4h6-w599

Spotipy's cache file, containing spotify auth token, is created with overly broad permissions

Priority LOW 39CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Spotipy is a lightweight Python library for the Spotify Web API. The `CacheHandler` class creates a cache file to store the auth token. Prior to version 2.25.1, the file created has `rw-r--r--` (644) permissions by default, when it could be locked down to `rw-------` (600) permissions. This leads to overly broad exposure of the spotify auth token. If this token can be read by an attacker (another user on the machine, or a process running as another user), it can be used to perform administrative actions on the Spotify account, depending on the scope granted to the token. Version 2.25.1 tightens the cache file permissions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00611 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed spotipy (spotipy-dev): 2.25.1spotipy (PyPI): 2.25.1

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
spotipy-devspotipybefore 2.25.12.25.1Patch availableCNA
—spotipy (PyPI)before 2.25.12.25.1Patch availableGHSA-pwhh-q4h6-w599
  • spotipy Vendorspotipy-dev Affected before 2.25.1 Fixed in 2.25.1 Patch available CNA
  • spotipy (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.25.1 Fixed in 2.25.1 Patch available GHSA-pwhh-q4h6-w599

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:spotipy_project:spotipy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.25.1VulnerableSpotipy Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spotipy_project:spotipy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.25.1 Vulnerable ·Spotipy Project

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA spotipy (spotipy-dev) Fixed in 2.25.1
  • Fix · GHSA-pwhh-q4h6-w599 spotipy (PyPI) Fixed in 2.25.1 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-27154
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pwhh-q4h6-w599

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2025-30321 Spotipy repo vulnerable to secrets exfiltration via `pull_request_target` CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2025-40566 Spotipy has a XSS vulnerability in OAuth callback server CVSS 3.1LOW 3.6

Sources

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