Unsafe class loading in Amazon Redshift JDBC Driver allows code execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Amazon Redshift JDBC Driver before 2.3.0 is affected. Unsafe reflection in connection parameter and credentials profile handling lets an actor who can influence the JDBC connection URL or the AWS credentials profile run arbitrary code in the application context, provided a suitable class is on the application classpath. The flaw is CWE-470, use of externally controlled input to select classes or code.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
Unsafe reflection in the connection parameter and credentials profile handling of Amazon Redshift JDBC Driver before 2.3.0 might allow an actor who can influence the JDBC connection URL or the AWS credentials profile to execute arbitrary code in the application context, provided a suitable class is available on the application classpath. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.3.0 or later.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade amazon-redshift-jdbc-driver to version 2.3.0 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
- Fix · CNA amazon-redshift-jdbc-driver (AWS) Fixed in 2.3.0
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119084
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
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