AWS Amazon Redshift JDBC Driver up to 2.2.x Credentials Profile connection code injection

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A vulnerability was found in AWS Amazon Redshift JDBC Driver up to 2.2.x and classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Credentials Profile Handler. The manipulation of the argument connection results in code injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-119084. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in AWS Amazon Redshift JDBC Driver up to 2.2.x. Affected is an unknown code of the component Credentials Profile Handler. The manipulation of the argument connection with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-119084 since 10/29/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/03/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Hardware Driver Software

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• AWS

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• Amazon Redshift JDBC Driver

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• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2

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• commercial

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