CVE-2026-115416: Incorrect authorization checks in Amazon Athena engine version 3 query processing

Severity: high (CVSS 7.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-22 · updated 2026-10-22
Weakness: CWE-653

Description

Incorrect authorization checks in Amazon Athena engine version 3 query processing could have allowed an authenticated user to read AWS account identifiers and SQL statement text query metadata from other AWS accounts. Query results, and data stored in Amazon S3 or other data sources, were not accessible through this issue. AWS remediated the issue on October 7, 2026. No customer action is required.

Affected products

AWS Amazon Athena: all versions

References

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-144-aws/

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