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title: "CVE-2026-115418: Amazon Web Services AWS CDK - SQL Injection"
description: "Amazon Web Services Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) @aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha module < 2.274.0-alpha.0 contains a SQL injection caused by improper sanitization of construct property values in database-query custom resource handlers, letting attackers run SQL statements with Amazon Redshift superuser privileges, exploit requires attacker to influence construct property values."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-115418/
---

# CVE-2026-115418 Amazon Web Services AWS CDK - SQL Injection

Amazon Web Services Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) @aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha module < 2.274.0-alpha.0 contains a SQL injection caused by improper sanitization of construct property values in database-query custom resource handlers, letting attackers run SQL statements with Amazon Redshift superuser privileges, exploit requires attacker to influence construct property values.

CVSS base score 7.3 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115418)

## Details

Type

SQL Injection

Impact

SQL Injection, Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

26 October 2026

Updated

27 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-89](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 2.274.0-alpha.0 or later and review existing table grants to PUBLIC.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115418](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115418)
- [https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/security/advisories/GHSA-25hh-xvj4-2cqv](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/security/advisories/GHSA-25hh-xvj4-2cqv)
- [https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-151-aws/](https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-151-aws/)
- [https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/releases#release-v2.274.0](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/releases#release-v2.274.0)

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