CVE-2026-8838

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.

SeverityCritical

CVSS9.8

Exploit probability—

ProductRedshift-connector

PublishedMay 18, 2026

First seenMay 18, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-94Code injection

How to fix

Update

redshift-connector2.1.14 or later

Patches

github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-python-driver/releases/tag/v2.1.14

Vendor advisories

aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-033-aws/

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
redshift-connectorPyPI	v < 2.1.14	2.1.14

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