CVE-2025-12472

Remote Code Execution in Looker due to Improperly Validated Directory Deletion

Published Nov 19, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An attacker with a Looker Developer role could manipulate a LookML project to exploit a race condition during Git directory deletion, leading to arbitrary command execution on the Looker instance.



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/ :
* 24.12.103+
* 24.18.195+
* 25.0.72+
* 25.6.60+
* 25.8.42+
* 25.10.22+

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An attacker with a Looker Developer role could manipulate a LookML project to exploit a race condition during Git directory deletion, leading to arbitrary command execution on the Looker instance. 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/ : * 24.12.103+ * 24.18.195+ * 25.0.72+ * 25.6.60+ * 25.8.42+ * 25.10.22+
Title Remote Code Execution in Looker due to Improperly Validated Directory Deletion
Weaknesses CWE-362
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Red'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GoogleCloud
Published
Updated
Nov 19, 2025, 4:24 PM
Reserved
Oct 29, 2025, 3:56 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 19, 2025, 11:15 AM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 8:10 PM