CVE-2026-8838

CRITICAL EPSS 52.3%
Published May 18, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.3 CVSS 4.0
Critical
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Published May 18, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
52.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) Injection

References 3

  • aws.amazon.com https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-033-aws/
  • github.com https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-python-driver/releases/tag/v2.1.14
  • github.com https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-python-driver/security/advisories/GHSA-29h4-r29x-hchv

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.