Privilege escalation in Snowflake Snowflake_hive_metastore_connector

CVE-2024-28851

The Snowflake Hive metastore connector provides an easy way to query Hive-managed data via Snowflake. Snowflake Hive MetaStore Connector has addressed a potential elevation of privilege vulnerability in a `helper script` for the Hive MetaS…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (16.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28851?
CVE-2024-28851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Snowflake Snowflake_hive_metastore_connector, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2024-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-28851?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-28851 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.