7.5

CVE-2022-42965: snowflake-connector-python

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-4r6j-fwcx-94cfPYSEC-2026-922
Published 09-11-2022Last modified 01-05-2025
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-42965 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in snowflake-connector-python. EPSS estimates a 0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.88%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 09-11-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An exponential ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) can be triggered in the snowflake-connector-python PyPI package, when an attacker is able to supply arbitrary input to the undocumented get_file_transfer_type method

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.86% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.88%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (research.jfrog.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

PyPI1 product
  • snowflake-connector-python< 2.8.2
Snowflake1 product
Snowflake-connector-python1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

9 links