Improper OCSP response validation in Snowflake drivers
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295 and CWE-347.
Summary
Improper OCSP response validation in the Snowflake Python, Go, JDBC, and Node.js drivers allowed a revoked TLS certificate to be accepted as valid, because OCSP responses were not reliably bound to the certificate being validated and definitive verification failures were treated as transient. A man-in-the-middle attacker holding a revoked certificate and its private key for a Snowflake or stage hostname could cause the driver to establish a TLS session to the attacker-controlled endpoint anyway, allowing the attacker to read and modify data transmitted within that connection. Successful exploitation requires that on-path position and the corresponding private key, and impact is limited to data carried within the intercepted connection. The fix is available in Snowflake Connector for Python v4.7.3, Snowflake Go Driver v2.2.0, Snowflake JDBC Driver v4.3.4 (including the snowflake-jdbc-fips and snowflake-jdbc-thin), and Snowflake Node.js Driver v3.3.0. Users must manually upgrade.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowflake | Snowflake Connector for Python | before 4.7.3 | 4.7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| Snowflake | Snowflake Go Driver | up to 1.19.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Snowflake | Snowflake Go Driver | 2.0.0 to before 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Snowflake | Snowflake JDBC Driver | before 4.3.4 | 4.3.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Snowflake | Snowflake JDBC Driver (FIPS) | before 4.3.4 | 4.3.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Snowflake | Snowflake JDBC Driver (Thin) | before 4.3.4 | 4.3.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Snowflake | Snowflake Node.js Driver | before 3.3.0 | 3.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Snowflake Connector for Python VendorSnowflake Affected before 4.7.3 Fixed in 4.7.3 Patch available CNA
- Snowflake Go Driver VendorSnowflake Affected up to 1.19.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Snowflake Go Driver VendorSnowflake Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.2.0 Fixed in 2.2.0 Patch available CNA
- Snowflake JDBC Driver VendorSnowflake Affected before 4.3.4 Fixed in 4.3.4 Patch available CNA
- Snowflake JDBC Driver (FIPS) VendorSnowflake Affected before 4.3.4 Fixed in 4.3.4 Patch available CNA
- Snowflake JDBC Driver (Thin) VendorSnowflake Affected before 4.3.4 Fixed in 4.3.4 Patch available CNA
- Snowflake Node.js Driver VendorSnowflake Affected before 3.3.0 Fixed in 3.3.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Snowflake Connector for Python (Snowflake) Fixed in 4.7.3
- Fix · CNA Snowflake Go Driver (Snowflake) Fixed in 2.2.0
- Fix · CNA Snowflake JDBC Driver (Snowflake) Fixed in 4.3.4
- Fix · CNA Snowflake JDBC Driver (FIPS) (Snowflake) Fixed in 4.3.4
- Fix · CNA Snowflake JDBC Driver (Thin) (Snowflake) Fixed in 4.3.4
- Fix · CNA Snowflake Node.js Driver (Snowflake) Fixed in 3.3.0
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2026:92510 Released 2026-10-29 · Red Hat rating CriticalRHOAI 3.4.6 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-cli-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9 +47
- RHSA-2026:87410 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating CriticalRHOAI 2.25.12 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-caikit-nlp-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-codeflare-operator-rhel9 +47
- RHSA-2026:86891 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating CriticalRHOAI 3.5.2 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-automl-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-cli-rhel9 +47
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Snowflake JDBC Driver, Snowflake JDBC Driver (FIPS), Snowflake JDBC Driver (Thin) 4.3.4
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-58682 Snowflake JDBC Driver auto-configuration account validation permits credential redirectionPriority LOW 24
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:87410 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:92510 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:86891 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85525
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6vc-8q8q-7wvw
- 2026-10-22 Fix available: RHSA-2026:86891 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-22 Fix available: RHSA-2026:87410 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25, Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:92510 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 · Red Hat
References
More Snowflake vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-20945 Exponential ReDoS in snowflake-connector-python leads to denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-02844 snowflakedb snowflake-jdbc JDBC URL SdkProxyRoutePlanner.java SdkProxyRoutePlanner redos CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2026-13340 Improper TLS Hostname Verification in Snowflake Connector for Python CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-09272 Streamlit Palette hashing.py weak hash CVSS 4.0LOW 2.0
- TI-2023-17069 Snowflake Python Connector vulnerable to Command Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-17068 Snowflake NodeJS Driver vulnerable to Command Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-85525 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85525 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6vc-8q8q-7wvw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-85525 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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