Vulnerability in Amazon Redshift
CVE-2025-5279
When the Amazon Redshift Python Connector is configured with the BrowserAzureOAuth2CredentialsProvider plugin, the driver skips the SSL certificate validation step for the Identity Provider. An insecure connection could allow an actor to intercept the token exchange process and retrieve an access token. This issue has been addressed in driver version 2.1.7. Users should upgrade to address this issue and ensure any forked or derivative code is patched to incorporate the new fixes.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Amazon Redshift — versions 2.0.872
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (vendor-advisory)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (patch)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5279?
- CVE-2025-5279 is a vulnerability in Amazon Redshift, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. Published 2025-05-27.
- Is CVE-2025-5279 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.