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CVE-2026-8838

CVE-2026-8838 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

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.

EPSS 0.08% · 23.0th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.08%
23.0th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
awsamazon_redshift_connector_for_python0
AWSAmazon Redshift connector for Python0

Timeline

  • May 18, 2026 CVE Published
  • May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 19, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • May 19, 2026 PoC Published
  • May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 21, 2026 EPSS Score
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