CVE-2025-27154Public exploit

OAuth token disclosure via permissive cache files

Published Feb 27, 2025 · Updated Feb 27, 2025

Incorrect default permissions in Spotipy before 2.25.1 allow local users to read cached Spotify OAuth tokens from shared systems. CacheFileHandler.save_token_to_cache writes token JSON using the process umask's default mode and does not restrict the resulting file from 0644 to 0600. Exploitation requires local access and a traversable cache path; the stolen token permits only the Spotify account actions granted by its scopes.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect default permissions in Spotipy before 2.25.1 allow local users to read cached Spotify OAuth tokens from shared systems. CacheFileHandler.save_token_to_cache writes token JSON using the process umask's default mode and does not restrict the resulting file from 0644 to 0600. Exploitation requires local access and a traversable cache path; the stolen token permits only the Spotify account actions granted by its scopes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-27154
Published
Feb 27, 2025
Updated
Feb 27, 2025
Vendor
Spotipy
Product
Spotipy
Classifications
CWE-276, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 2.25.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Spotipy · Spotipyversion=< 2.25.1

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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