CVE-2025-12740

Summary

A Looker user with a Developer role could create a database connection using IBM DB2 driver and, by manipulating LookML, cause Looker to execute a malicious command, due to inadequate filtering of the driver's parameters.

Looker-hosted and Self-hosted were found to be vulnerable. This issue has already been mitigated for Looker-hosted instances. No user action is required for these.

Self-hosted instances must be upgraded as soon as possible. This vulnerability has been patched in all supported versions of Self-hosted. The versions below have all been updated to protect from this vulnerability. You can download these versions at the Looker download page https://download.looker.com/ :

  • 25.0.93+

  • 25.6.84+

  • 25.12.42+

  • 25.14.50+

  • 25.16.44+

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Google CloudLooker0 < 25.0.93affected
Google CloudLooker0 < 25.6.84affected
Google CloudLooker0 < 25.12.42affected
Google CloudLooker0 < 25.14.50affected
Google CloudLooker0 < 25.16.44affected
Google CloudLooker0 < 25.0.93affected
Google CloudLooker0 < 25.6.84affected
Google CloudLooker0 < 25.12.42affected
Google CloudLooker0 < 25.14.50affected
Google CloudLooker0 < 25.16.44affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-20: CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References