High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2026· Updated Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2026-5485
CVE-2026-5485
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:amazon:athena_odbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.0.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Linux/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0.rpmnvdPatchProduct
- downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Mac/Intel/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0_x86.pkgnvdPatchProduct
- downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Mac/arm/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0_arm.pkgnvdPatchProduct
- downloads.athena.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/drivers/ODBC/v2.1.0.0/Windows/AmazonAthenaODBC-2.1.0.0.msinvdPatchProduct
- aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-013-aws/nvdVendor Advisory
- docs.aws.amazon.com/athena/latest/ug/odbc-v2-driver-release-notes.htmlnvdRelease Notes
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