AWS aws-sdk-pandas up to 3.17.0 Write sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in AWS aws-sdk-pandas up to 3.17.0. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Write Component. Such manipulation leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-119301. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in AWS aws-sdk-pandas up to 3.17.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Write Component. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper neutralization of quoting syntax in SQL identifier construction in the Apache Iceberg write component in AWS SDK for pandas (also published as awswrangler) 3.5.2 through 3.17.0 might allow an authenticated remote user with permission to modify AWS Glue Data Catalog metadata to read any table that a separate, more privileged principal can access and write to the table that principal is updating via a crafted column name. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 3.17.1 or later.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-119301 since 10/29/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

Upgrading to version 3.17.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• AWS

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• aws-sdk-pandas

Version

• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 3.6
• 3.7
• 3.8
• 3.9
• 3.10
• 3.11
• 3.12
• 3.13
• 3.14
• 3.15
• 3.16
• 3.17.0

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• Product: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-pandas/

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