A Looker user with Developer role could create a database connection using Denodo driver and, by manipulating LookML, cause Looker to execute a malicious command.

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/ :
* 24.12.108+
* 24.18.200+
* 25.0.78+
* 25.6.65+
* 25.8.47+
* 25.12.10+
* 25.14+

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00126.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Google Cloud Looker unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 24.12.108
0 affected < 24.18.200
0 affected < 25.0.78
0 affected < 25.6.65
0 affected < 25.8.47
0 affected < 25.12.10
0 affected < 25.14
Google Cloud Looker unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 24.12.108
0 affected < 24.18.200
0 affected < 25.0.78
0 affected < 25.6.65
0 affected < 25.8.47
0 affected < 25.12.10
0 affected < 25.14

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History

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google cloud Looker
Vendors & Products Google
Google cloud Looker

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A Looker user with Developer role could create a database connection using Denodo driver and, by manipulating LookML, cause Looker to execute a malicious command. 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/ : * 24.12.108+ * 24.18.200+ * 25.0.78+ * 25.6.65+ * 25.8.47+ * 25.12.10+ * 25.14+
Title Arbitrary File Write in Denodo dialect of Looker allows Remote Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Red'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GoogleCloud

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-24T13:13:17.641Z

Reserved: 2025-11-05T10:50:34.070Z

Link: CVE-2025-12741

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-24T13:12:44.022Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-24T12:15:45.957

Modified: 2025-11-25T22:16:16.690

Link: CVE-2025-12741

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-11-25T11:02:29Z

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