How severe is CVE-2025-27154?

CVE-2025-27154 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-27154 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (44th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-27154?

CVE-2025-27154 affects Spotipy Project Spotipy. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-27154?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-27154 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-27154 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-5469.

When was CVE-2025-27154 published?

CVE-2025-27154 was published on 2025-02-27 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-27154

CVE-2025-27154 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Spotipy Project Spotipy with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-276.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
CVSS v4: 8.4
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (44th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-5469
Weakness: CWE-276
Affected product: Spotipy Project Spotipy
Published: 2025-02-27
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Spotipy is a lightweight Python library for the Spotify Web API. The `CacheHandler` class creates a cache file to store the auth token. Prior to version 2.25.1, the file created has `rw-r--r--` (644) permissions by default, when it could be locked down to `rw-------` (600) permissions. This leads to overly broad exposure of the spotify auth token. If this token can be read by an attacker (another user on the machine, or a process running as another user), it can be used to perform administrative actions on the Spotify account, depending on the scope granted to the token. Version 2.25.1 tightens the cache file permissions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-27154?: Spotipy is a lightweight Python library for the Spotify Web API. The `CacheHandler` class creates a cache file to store the auth token. Prior to version 2.25.1, the file created has `rw-r--r--` (644) permissions by default, when it could be locked down to `rw-------` (600) permissions. This leads to overly broad exposure of the spotify auth token. If this token can be read by an attacker (another user on the machine, or a process running as another user), it can be used to perform administrative actions on the Spotify account, depending on the scope granted to the token. Version 2.25.1 tightens the cache file permissions.
How severe is CVE-2025-27154?: CVE-2025-27154 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-27154 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (44th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-27154?: CVE-2025-27154 affects Spotipy Project Spotipy. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-27154?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-27154 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-27154 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-5469.
When was CVE-2025-27154 published?: CVE-2025-27154 was published on 2025-02-27 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

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