CVE-2026-8838

Published: May 18, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.3

Vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XShow less

Source: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (Secondary)

Description

Unsafe use of Python's eval() on server-received data in the vector_in() function in amazon-redshift-python-driver before 2.1.14 allows a rogue server or man-in-the-middle actor to execute arbitrary code on the client. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.1.14.

Related CWEs

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (3)

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-033-aws/

Source: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5

https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-python-driver/releases/tag/v2.1.14

Source: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5

https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-python-driver/security/advisories/GHSA-29h4-r29x-hchv

Source: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5

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