diff --git a/airflow/providers/apache/cassandra/hooks/cassandra.py b/airflow/providers/apache/cassandra/hooks/cassandra.py
index 999782e0da6a1..66d3d13aa8c25 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/apache/cassandra/hooks/cassandra.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/apache/cassandra/hooks/cassandra.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 """This module contains hook to integrate with Apache Cassandra."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import re
 from typing import Any, Union
 
 from cassandra.auth import PlainTextAuthProvider
@@ -188,6 +189,13 @@ def table_exists(self, table: str) -> bool:
         cluster_metadata = self.get_conn().cluster.metadata
         return keyspace in cluster_metadata.keyspaces and table in cluster_metadata.keyspaces[keyspace].tables
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _sanitize_input(input_string: str) -> str:
+        if re.match(r"^\w+$", input_string):
+            return input_string
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid input: {input_string}")
+
     def record_exists(self, table: str, keys: dict[str, str]) -> bool:
         """
         Check if a record exists in Cassandra.
@@ -196,9 +204,11 @@ def record_exists(self, table: str, keys: dict[str, str]) -> bool:
                       Use dot notation to target a specific keyspace.
         :param keys: The keys and their values to check the existence.
         """
-        keyspace = self.keyspace
+        keyspace = self._sanitize_input(self.keyspace) if self.keyspace else self.keyspace
         if "." in table:
-            keyspace, table = table.split(".", 1)
+            keyspace, table = map(self._sanitize_input, table.split(".", 1))
+        else:
+            table = self._sanitize_input(table)
         ks_str = " AND ".join(f"{key}=%({key})s" for key in keys)
         query = f"SELECT * FROM {keyspace}.{table} WHERE {ks_str}"
         try:
diff --git a/tests/integration/providers/apache/cassandra/hooks/test_cassandra.py b/tests/integration/providers/apache/cassandra/hooks/test_cassandra.py
index c100e55bdb60e..c27b72d3691b2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/providers/apache/cassandra/hooks/test_cassandra.py
+++ b/tests/integration/providers/apache/cassandra/hooks/test_cassandra.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import re
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -232,3 +233,19 @@ def test_table_exists_with_keyspace_from_session(self):
 
         session.shutdown()
         hook.shutdown_cluster()
+
+    def test_possible_sql_injection(self):
+        hook = CassandraHook("cassandra_default_with_schema")
+        session = hook.get_conn()
+        cqls = [
+            "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t",
+            "CREATE TABLE t (pk1 text, pk2 text, c text, PRIMARY KEY (pk1, pk2))",
+            "INSERT INTO t (pk1, pk2, c) VALUES ('foo', 'bar', 'baz')",
+        ]
+        for cql in cqls:
+            session.execute(cql)
+
+        assert hook.record_exists("t", {"pk1": "foo", "pk2": "bar"})
+        assert not hook.record_exists("tt", {"pk1": "foo", "pk2": "bar"})
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=re.escape("Invalid input: t; DROP TABLE t; SELECT * FROM t")):
+            hook.record_exists("t; DROP TABLE t; SELECT * FROM t", {"pk1": "foo", "pk2": "baz"})