CVE
CVE-2026-8838
Remote Code Execution via eval() Injection in amazon-redshift-python-driver
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.
Package Versions Affected
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CVSS Version
Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
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9.3
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4.0
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
C
H
U
0
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C
H
U
9.8
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3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Related Resources
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References
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-033-aws/, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/8xxx/CVE-2026-8838.json, https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-python-driver/security/advisories/GHSA-29h4-r29x-hchv, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8838, https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-python-driver/releases/tag/v2.1.14