sana-404/cve-2026-8838-mitigation-and-detectionDetection and mitigation scripts for CVE-2026-8838, providing vulnerability scanning, configuration auditing, and incident response guidance to secure affected systems.
This project demonstrates the exploitation and mitigation of CVE-2026-8838, a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting the amazon-redshift-python-driver prior to 2.1.14.
The project consists of:
Update your package list and install Python dependencies:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-venv python3-tk
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Sana-404/CVE-2026-8838-Mitigation-and-Detection
cd CVE-2026-8838-Mitigation-and-Detection
Create a virtual environment:
python3 -m venv .venv
Activate the virtual environment:
source .venv/bin/activate
Install the required packages:
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install psutil
python3 POC_Redshift_Server.py
python3 Attacker_Server.py
python3 SMS_Main.py
Enter the Client PID when prompted.
python3 Client_Program.py
When the client starts:
The client communicates directly with the selected server.
Connecting to the attacker server demonstrates exploitation of the vulnerable eval() implementation.
The client communicates through the Secure Connection Gateway before continuing.
The gateway performs:
Untrusted or malicious servers are blocked before the payload reaches the vulnerable client.
CVE-2026-8838-Mitigation-and-Detection/
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├── widgets.py
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├── SecureConnectionGateway/
│ ├── SecureConnectionGateway.py
│ ├── ServerAllowlist.py
│ ├── TLSVerification.py
│ └── ConnectionLogger.py
│
├── SecurityMonitoringSystem/
│ ├── ProcessWatchman.py
│ ├── NetworkWatchman.py
│ ├── DetectionEngine.py
│ ├── AlertHandler.py
│ └── SecurityMonitoringSystem.py
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├── POC_Redshift_Server.py
├── Attacker_Server.py
└── client_program.py
## Notes
- The project uses a **mock Redshift server** for demonstration purposes.
- The attacker server simulates a malicious Redshift server exploiting CVE-2026-8838.
- The Security Monitoring System and Secure Connection Gateway demonstrate compensating security controls for environments where the vulnerable software cannot immediately be upgraded.