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CVE-2026-8178
high
CVSS 8.1
Vulnerability in com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42 (CVE-2026-8178)
Summary
vulnerability in com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42 (CVE-2026-8178). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `2.2.2` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-8178** has been found in com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.1/10.
What to do: upgrade com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42 to **2.2.2** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42 CVE-2026-8178" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-8178 (com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42) — CWE-470 / CVSS v3 8.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `2.2.2` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-470) exists in com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42.
📍 Affected scope
com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42 — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 8.1/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **2.2.2**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42 to 2.2.2ステージング環境で 2.2.2 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
maven
com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.2"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8178
- AWS https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/rss/2026-028-aws/
- package https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-jdbc-driver
- web ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
- web https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-jdbc-driver/releases/tag/v2.2.2
- web https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-jdbc-driver/security/advisories/GHSA-wmmv-vvg5-993q
- web https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-028-aws
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wmmv-vvg5-993q