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2 vulnerabilities found for Amazon Redshift connector for Python by AWS
CVE-2026-8838 (GCVE-0-2026-8838)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-05-18 20:15 – Updated: 2026-05-19 12:56
VLAI
Title
Remote Code Execution via eval() Injection in amazon-redshift-python-driver
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-python-dri… | patch |
| https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletin… | vendor-advisory |
| https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-python-dri… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | Amazon Redshift connector for Python |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.1.13
(custom)
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CVE-2026-8838 (GCVE-0-2026-8838)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-18 20:15 – Updated: 2026-05-19 12:56
VLAI
Title
Remote Code Execution via eval() Injection in amazon-redshift-python-driver
Summary
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To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.1.14.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
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|---|---|
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