Snowflake Cortex Code CLI up to 1.0.24 improper validation of syntactic correctness of input

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Snowflake Cortex Code CLI up to 1.0.24. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in improper validation of syntactic correctness of input. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-6442. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Snowflake Cortex Code CLI up to 1.0.24. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper validation of syntactic correctness of input vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-1286. The product receives input that is expected to be well-formed - i.e., to comply with a certain syntax - but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input complies with the syntax. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper validation of bash commands in Snowflake Cortex Code CLI versions prior to 1.0.25 allowed subsequent commands to execute outside the sandbox. An attacker could exploit this by embedding specially crafted commands in untrusted content, such as a malicious repository, causing the CLI agent to execute arbitrary code on the local device without user consent. Exploitation is non-deterministic and model-dependent. The fix is automatically applied upon relaunch with no user action required.

The advisory is shared for download at community.snowflake.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-6442 since 04/16/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.0.25 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-23292). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Snowflake

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• Cortex Code CLI

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.0.7
• 1.0.8
• 1.0.9
• 1.0.10
• 1.0.11
• 1.0.12
• 1.0.13
• 1.0.14
• 1.0.15
• 1.0.16
• 1.0.17
• 1.0.18
• 1.0.19
• 1.0.20
• 1.0.21
• 1.0.22
• 1.0.23
• 1.0.24

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