{"cve":"CVE-2026-8838","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-18T21:16:41.623","modified":"2026-07-23T20:10:00.130","status":"Awaiting Analysis","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. \n\n\n\nTo remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.1.14.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"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","score":9.3},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"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"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:35:16.954578616+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-8838","score":0.00808,"percentile":0.56872,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-29h4-r29x-hchv","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-29h4-r29x-hchv","summary":"amazon-redshift-python-driver vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via eval() Injection","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:45.272536134Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"redshift-connector","purl":"pkg:pypi/redshift-connector","ranges":["<2.1.14"],"fixed":["2.1.14"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-521","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-521","summary":"amazon-redshift-python-driver vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via eval() Injection","modified":"2026-07-13T16:15:33.681920255Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"redshift-connector","purl":"pkg:pypi/redshift-connector","ranges":["<2.1.14"],"fixed":["2.1.14"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}