AWS Security ChangesHomeSearch

AWS redshift documentation change

Service: redshift · 2026-05-31 · Documentation low

File: redshift/latest/dg/r_SVV_DEFAULT_PRIVILEGES.md

Summary

Added best practices note recommending SHOW GRANTS for permission discovery and linked metadata documentation.

Security assessment

Added security-related documentation about permission discovery best practices. The change promotes using SHOW GRANTS for consistent permission checks across environments but doesn't address a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/redshift/latest/dg/r_SVV_DEFAULT_PRIVILEGES.md b/redshift/latest/dg/r_SVV_DEFAULT_PRIVILEGES.md
index e02582d7d..82569e626 100644
--- a//redshift/latest/dg/r_SVV_DEFAULT_PRIVILEGES.md
+++ b//redshift/latest/dg/r_SVV_DEFAULT_PRIVILEGES.md
@@ -25,0 +26,6 @@ Other users can only see default permissions granted to them.
+For more information about best practices when querying system tables and views, see [Querying System Tables](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/discovering-metadata-system-tables.html).
+
+###### Note
+
+Use the [SHOW GRANTS](./r_SHOW_GRANTS.html) command for permission discovery. SHOW GRANTS works consistently across local, datashare, and external catalog contexts and is updated as new features are released. For more information, see [Best practices for discovering metadata](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/best-practices-discovering-metadata.html).
+