CVE-2026-8838

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.

Published May 18, 2026
CVSS 9.3 critical
0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
A fix is available

Affected software

AWS Amazon Redshift connector for Python

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CVE-2026-8838 - Remote Code Execution in amazon-redshift-python-driver AWS Security Bulletins · May 18, 2026

CVE-2026-8838 at the National Vulnerability Database