Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-5485
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.007
EPSS Ranking 49.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
References
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-013-aws/
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/athena/latest/ug/odbc-v2-driver-release-notes.html
- https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Linux/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0.rpm
- https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Mac/Intel/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0_x86.pkg
- https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Mac/arm/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0_arm.pkg
- https://downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Windows/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0.msi
Products affected by CVE-2026-5485
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cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:1.2.3.1000
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cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:2.0.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:2.0.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:2.0.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:2.0.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:2.0.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:2.0.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:2.0.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:2.0.5.0
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-