CVE-2026-65321
Description
PyAthena prior to 3.35.4 contains a sql injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary SQL by exploiting improper quote-escaping in DefaultParameterFormatter.format(), which routes DELETE and CTAS statements to the _escape_hive function that backslash-escapes single quotes rather than doubling them. Because Athena and Trino do not treat backslashes as escape characters inside string literals, attacker-supplied input such as a single quote followed by SQL syntax causes the parser to terminate the string literal prematurely, enabling data exfiltration via UNION SELECT, execution of destructive statements, and attacker-controlled CTAS destination and content.
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Affected products
2v3.35.3, v3.35.2, v3.35.1, …+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: v3.35.3, v3.35.2, v3.35.1, …
- (no CPE)range: <3.35.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4News mentions
1- ⚡ Weekly Recap: VMware Exploits, Windows 0-Day, MCP Attacks, Browser Hijacks and MoreThe Hacker News · Aug 17, 2026