CVE-2026-8838: Remote Code Execution via eval() Injection in amazon-redshift-python-driver

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-05-18 · updated 2026-07-23
Weakness: CWE-94

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.

Affected products

AWS Amazon Redshift connector for Python: through 2.1.13

References

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

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