CVE-2026-5485
OS command injection in Amazon Athena ODBC driver on Linux
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.3 High
- Published
- Apr 3, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 20, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 3, 2026
Description
OS command injection in the browser-based authentication component in Amazon Athena ODBC driver before 2.0.5.1 on Linux might allow a threat actor to execute arbitrary code by using specially crafted connection parameters that are loaded by the driver during a local user-initiated connection.
To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.0.5.1 or later.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.3 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | AMZN |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | AMZN |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Amazon Athena ODBC driverAmazon |
|
References
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-013-aws/vendor-advisory
- https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Windows/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0.msipatch
- https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Linux/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0.rpmpatch
- https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Mac/arm/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0_arm.pkgpatch
- https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Mac/Intel/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0_x86.pkgpatch
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/athena/latest/ug/odbc-v2-driver-release-notes.htmlrelease-notes
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