November 15, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-8178Amazon Amazon Redshift JDBC Driver

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

An issue exists in Amazon Redshift JDBC Driver versions prior to 2.2.2. Under certain conditions, the driver could load and execute arbitrary classes when processing JDBC connection URL parameters. An actor who can influence the connection URL could potentially execute code in the application context, provided a suitable class is available on the application's classpath.



To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.2.2 or later.
Severity Level
CRITICAL(9.2)
Published Date
May 8, 2026
Last Modified
Oct 20, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
CVE Record Status
Published
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.60%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-470 ↗
See the MITRE CWE entry for the full definition of this weakness.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 9.2 (CRITICAL)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Attack RequirementsPresent
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 8.1)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 8.1 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Amazon Amazon Redshift JDBC Driver < 2.2.2
Patched Versions
  • Amazon Amazon Redshift JDBC Driver 2.2.2

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is critical.

  1. Check whether you run Amazon Amazon Redshift JDBC Driver and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • May 8, 2026Published
  • Oct 20, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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Data last checked: Sep 23, 2026 13:58 UTC