CVE-2026-8838 | Unsafe use of Python's eval() on server-received data in the… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-8838
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: AMZN
Reserved: 2026-05-18 14:57 UTC
Published: 2026-05-18 20:15 UTC
Last updated: 2026-05-19 12:56 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-94
CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Inject…
Vendor / Product: AWS / Amazon Redshift connector for Python
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
AWS	Amazon Redshift connector for Python	—	0 ≤ 2.1.13

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-94	cna	CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3	CRITICAL	4.0	cna	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

References (3)